This year in 6th Grade Social Studies, we focus on Geography. Our text is Pearson’s My World Geography. Our topics of study for the year are as follows:
Geography’s Five Themes
Ways to Show Earth’s Surface
Understanding Maps
Types of Maps
Time and Earth’s Rotation
Earth’s Structure
Forces on Earth’s Surface
Forces Inside Earth
Air Circulation and Precipitation
Types of Climate
Land Use
People’s Impact on the Environment
Economic Process
Economic Systems
Economic Development
Trade
Money Management
Population Distribution
Migrant
Urbanization
Families and Societies
Language
Religion
Art
Cultural Diffusion and Change
Science and Technology
Political Systems
Political Structures
Conflict and Cooperation
Citizenship
Historical Sources
Archaeology and Other Sources
Historical Maps
Middle America
South America
Europe and Russia
Africa
Asia
Australia and the Pacific
- Tools of Geography
Geography’s Five Themes
Ways to Show Earth’s Surface
Understanding Maps
Types of Maps
- Our Planet, Earth
Time and Earth’s Rotation
Earth’s Structure
Forces on Earth’s Surface
Forces Inside Earth
- Climates and Ecosystems
Air Circulation and Precipitation
Types of Climate
- Human-Environment Interaction
Land Use
People’s Impact on the Environment
- Economics and Geography
Economic Process
Economic Systems
Economic Development
Trade
Money Management
- Population and Movement
Population Distribution
Migrant
Urbanization
- Culture and Geography
Families and Societies
Language
Religion
Art
Cultural Diffusion and Change
Science and Technology
- Government and Citizenship
Political Systems
Political Structures
Conflict and Cooperation
Citizenship
- Tools of History
Historical Sources
Archaeology and Other Sources
Historical Maps
- Regions of Study
Middle America
South America
Europe and Russia
Africa
Asia
Australia and the Pacific