Lesson 4: Location

Introduction

Important Icon In this lesson, you will consider how locations- where people live- have an impact. You will examine the

locations in your life and their impact on your personal economy, culture, and development. Important Icon

Location

View the slideshow below to learn more about how location matters.

Activity

In your journal:  Add to the themes from the previous lessons. Write the theme “location” and record the meaning of this theme based on what you just learned from the slideshow.

Activity

Brainstorm a location where you have been to before or have knowledge of, for example - a beach. Then, think of ways that a town on the beach is different from the location where you live. 

Now, brainstorm other locations you have been to and determine the differences, and why those differences occur. Draw a graphic organizer in your social studies journal like the one pictured below. Complete the graphic organizer in your journal. This exercise will prepare you for the discussion post that you will complete in lesson #5.

Location and how locations impact my personal economy, culture, and/or development

Location Graphic Organizer Alt Text Handout Download Location Graphic Organizer Alt Text Handout

Through our historical lens this year, we will learn that location(s) can affect a society’s economy, culture, and development. In addition, we will learn how this can occur and how these factors have an impact on our surroundings and self.