Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Nigeria and Africa: Using Mental Maps to Organize Information

This lesson was created by Dr. Kay Weller (University of Northern Iowa) for students from seventh to tenth grade. Throughout this lesson plan, students will learn to generate mental maps and analyze them.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Theme

Cartography/Maps

Region

Africa

Nigeria

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Region

Common Core Standards

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

National Geographic Standards

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

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 1. Understand the use of geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments