The Unit title is “Population and Migration,” but several migration topics are postponed until later – they will be easier to teach after looking at the economic and political conditions that often drive migration. To align better with the new Michigan GLCEs, we also narrowed the focus of Unit 3D, making it a concrete look at patterns of human settlement in one region (GLCE 6G43), rather than an abstract examination of urban problems and urbanization as a global issue – that larger topic relies on a lot of prior knowledge that students will not get until Units 4 through 6. Giving Part D a specific regional focus on South America also has the benefit of adding details about an important region to their developing mental map of the world. The draft chapters from the Big Idea Geography folder are primarily for teacher background, although individual pages might be useful as student readings (Readability is at Grade 6 to 6.5, according to a set of tests).
6th 3 Outline Unit 3
6th 3A 0utline How Did People Get There
- 6th 3A Human Migration countdown activity
- 6th 3A Human Migration clickable map includes answer key for activity
- 6th 3Ax World continent population 1 and 2010
- 6th 3Ay World early civilizations
- BI1 World work map 8×14 clickable basic environments, population, cities
6th 3B 0utline Population Growth
- 6th 3B Population Growth presentation
- 6th 3B Family Size Around the World
- 6th 3B Percent of population under age 15
- 6th 3B Bar Graphs Children and Family Size
- 6th 3B clickable correlation Children and Family Size
- 6th 3B Map Correlation presentation explains procedure for above
- 6th 3B World clickable demography maps
- 6th 3B Blank Big As Blank Set can (but does not have to) use this website:
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
- 6th 3Bx Largest Population Countries 2015 2050
- 6th 3Bx Top Dozen Countries
- 6th 3By Top 20 cities 4 lists
- 6th 3Bz Comparing China India and Africa data analysis activity
- 6th 3Bz Presentation China India and Africa photos and answer sheet
Here are some direct links to useful population-related websites:
- interactive timeline and animated map of world population growth
http://worldpopulationhistory.org/?gclid=CJDxuJHmzsgCFVI7gQod3gQOgA - http://worldpopulationhistory.org/#watch-video
- cartograms of world population in 1800, 1900, 2000, and predicted 2100
http://metrocosm.com/world-population-history-map/ - http://www.worldmapper.org/ variety of population related cartograms
6th 3C 0utline Population Pyramids
- 6th 3C Population Pyramid presentation
- 6th 3C Using CensusGov website handout and activity using this website:
- http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/informationGateway.php
- 6th 3C Simple Population Graphs
- 6th 3C Simple Population Graphs clickable
- 6th 3C Matching Countries and Population Pyramids
- 6th 3Cx China Population Pyramids Activity
- 6th 3Cx China Population Pyramids presentation includes answer key for activity
- 6th 3Cx China Population History Graph
- 6th 3Cy China Demographic Transition for teacher background
- BI8 China big idea presentation from the Big Idea folder
- BI8 China clickable miniAtlas
- BI8_Draft chapter about Population in China
- BI8 China US Climate Analogy presentation
6th 3D 0utline Human Settlement population geography in South America
- 6th 3D S America population map
- 6th 3D Elevation and Capital Cities in S America
- 6th 3D ThermoGraph Activity Set
- 6th 3D Thermograph for Detroit clickable
- 6th 3Dx Placenames in a Colonial Region making regions based on language clues
- 6th 3Dx Placenames clickable activity map customize your own activity
- 6th 3Dx Placenames teacher notes
- 6th 3Dy Winds Currents Trade
- 6th 3Dy Global Winds presentation
- 6th 3Dy Beach Temperatures activity about consequences of global winds
- 6th 3Dz Making a Fast-Food Meal influence of elevation on farm production
- BI4 S America big idea presentation from Big Idea folder
- BI4 S America clickable miniAtlas
- BI4 S America xTra – Analogous Places in the US
- BI4_Draft Chapter about Elevation in South America
