Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Population Density in India

This lesson was created by Anne Hoeper (Davenport School District) for students from seventh to twelfth grade. During this lesson plan, students will identify components of population and how geography and resources affects where populations exist.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Human Geography

English

Theme

Environmental

Population

Region

India

South Asia

Asia

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Common Core Standards

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

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

12. The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement

16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

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

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