Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

The Global Refugee Problem

This lesson plan was created by Mark Matheis (Kimberly Center- Davenport CSD) for students in 9th-10th grade. By completing this lesson plan, students will gain an understanding of the global problem of semi-permanent refugees and get a geographical concept of their numbers and where they are located.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Human Geography

Theme

Population

Economic

Political

Region

None specified

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Common Core Standards

Readings Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies (RH)

National Geographic Standards

1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective

2. How to use mental maps to organize information about people places, and environments in a spatial context

3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 3. Understand how human factors and the distribution of resources affect the development of society and the movement of populations

GE 5. Understand how human actions modify the environment and how the environment affects humans

GE 6. Understand how culture affects the interaction of human populations through time and space

HI 5. Understand the effect of economic needs and wants on individual and group decisions