Unit 1 - Lesson 6
Human/Environment Interaction in
the Eastern Hemisphere
Content Expectations
7 – G1.3.1: Use the fundamental themes of geography (location, place, human environment interaction,
movement, region) to describe regions or places on earth. See also 6 – G1.3.1.
7 – G4.3.1: Identify places in the Eastern Hemisphere that have been modified to be suitable for settlement
by describing the modifications that were necessary (e.g., Nile River irrigation, reclamation of land along
the North Sea, planting trees in areas that have become desertified in Africa).
7 – G5.2.1: Describe the effects that a change in the physical environment could have on human activities
and the choices people would have to make in adjusting to the change (e.g., drought in Africa, pollution
from volcanic eruptions in Indonesia, earthquakes in Turkey, and flooding in Bangladesh).
Human/Environment Interaction in the Eastern Hemisphere
Human/Environment Interaction in the Eastern Hemisphere
Human/Environment Interaction in the Eastern Hemisphere
Learning Targets:
1. I can compare how human/environment interaction shows
us the ways in which people use and interact with the
Earth.
2. I can describe how people can adapt to the environment
by changing their behavior because of certain natural
conditions.
3. I can explain how people can modify the environment by
changing physical features of nature to accommodate their
own lives.
4. I can explain how human/environment interaction can be
either positive or negative.
5. I can describe that the Peace Corps is an American
organization of volunteers who assist with projects in
developing countries around the world.
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Human/Environment Interaction in the Eastern Hemisphere
VOCABULARY Assignment /Unit 1 – Lesson 6
Vocabulary Terms:
1. The 5 Themes of
Geography
2. Natural Environment
3. Human/Environment
Interaction
4. Modify the
Environment
5. Depend on the
Environment
6. Adapt to the
Environment
7. Peace Corps
8. Human Characteristics
9. Physical Features
10. Special Purpose Maps
DIRECTIONS:
1. Pick 8 out of the 10 terms to do.
2. On one side of the paper:
-Draw a picture (USE COLOR)
that represents each term OR
one that incorporates each
term.
-Write the term that goes with
its picture
3. On the other side:
-Write the term,
-definition, and
-use the term in a complete
sentence.
Human/Environment Interaction in the Eastern Hemisphere #1
• This lesson begins with a quick review of what you have
already learned about the physical and human
characteristics of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Explain human and physical characteristics in SS
Notebook.
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Pick people to answer with name cards. Afterward:
Thumbs up/side/down for remembering
Remember that as people interact with the environment
they make adaptations in their behavior and modify their
surroundings.
This is called human/environment interaction and is one of
the five themes of geography.
We will continue to review the five themes, linking them
together.
This is one way to organize geographic knowledge.
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5 Themes of Geography
• In SS Notebook: Explain the 5 Themes of Geography
(Choose 3 to respond by name cards)
Afterward: Thumbs up/side/down for
remembering
• Use Social Studies Notebook:
– TAKE NOTES on Power Point/DISCUSS
5 Themes of Geography explanation
http://www.slideshare.net/NLCopeland73/five-themes-ofgeography-powerpoint-20596773
*Remind students to use MR HELP
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REVIEW NECESSARY VOCABULARY
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REVIEW NECESSARY VOCABULARY
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Human/Environment Interaction in the Eastern Hemisphere # 2
IN YOUR SS NOTEBOOK:
1. Review from Yesterday – 5 Themes of Geography
2. Explain adaptation and modification
(choose with name cards to answer)
Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
Grandfather’s Journey (YOUTUBE)
Afterward show pictures from book on document camera:
IN YOUR SS NOTEBOOK:
2. Write a list of what you observed (adaptations & modifications) from the
book.
(choose with name cards to answer)
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Once the story is completed the class will look at their lists to decide which examples show
modification of or adaption to the environment. DISCUSS
Find examples of human/environment interaction.
Some examples include wearing clothing, traveling by boat and train, farming, building homes and large cities, destroying cities during war, etc.
Exit Response in SS Notebook: Define or give examples of Modification &
Adaptation
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Port Huron Pictures:
USE WEEBLY SITE: msdlane.weebly.com
• History of Port Huron :
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~miporthu/PH
_Railroad.htm
• Port Huron in Pictures
IN YOUR SS NOTEBOOK write a list modifications and
adaptions that you observed in the pictures.
(Choose by name cards to share)
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Port Huron Pictures USE WEEBLY SITE
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• Write these two words on the board and then put a large
“M”(modification) or “A”(adaption) in front of each item.
• People adapting to their environment.
• People making modifications to their environment.
• Collect pictures of the students’ city or town, both modern ones
as well as historical ones. (Port Huron History book)
• IN SS NOTEBOOK: have students list the human/environment
interactions in their community and denote if it is a modification
or an adaption.
• Use “Human/Environment Interactions In My Community”
located in the Supplemental Materials (Unit 1, Lesson 6).
• The last column is for students to explain why they think it is
modification or adaption of the environment.
• Think of any other examples that might not be pictured in the
collection of photographs.
• Discuss how these interactions can be positive or negative and
sometimes both.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Use the photographs on the
Weebly page @
msdlane.weebly.com
OR
Use your knowledge of Port
Huron to think of HEI’s.
2. List the human/environment
Interactions in your Community
3. Decide whether it is a
modification or an adaption.
In the last column explain why you
think it is modification or adaption
of the environment.
Name & Hour
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Peace Corps Commercial
Human/Environment Interaction in the Eastern Hemisphere #3
• Introduction to the organization of Peace Corps.
• Study some of the Peace Corps projects through
the two websites listed in the Resources as well as
“Peace Corps Information” located in the
Supplemental Materials (Unit 1, Lesson 6).
• Note that the Peace Corps sends volunteers all
over the world.
• As you read about some of the projects supported
by this organization you will identify modifications
that have been made to areas in the Eastern
Hemisphere where Peace Corps volunteers work.
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http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/
Polite Rules: http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/videos/beyond-borders/
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/videos/
http://www.peacecorps.gov/today/influence/
http://www.peacecorps.gov/volunteer/response/pastproj/
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/
Peace Corps Commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH8P8NX1BEY&feature=youtu.be
Fact Sheet: http://files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/about/pc_facts.pdf
Video on Peace Corps (guy from MI): http://youtu.be/LVOELMxGqis
Tracking Turtles in the Western Pacific: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azdVoXhAVxM&feature=youtu.be
DIGITAL LIBRARY: http://collection.peacecorps.gov/
GLOBAL INFLUENCE: http://www.peacecorps.gov/today/influence/
WHAT DO VOLUNTEERS DO: http://www.peacecorps.gov/volunteer/learn/whatvol/
SCHOOL STUFF: http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/
natural disasters: Hurricanes –Earthquakes- Tsunami Relief
Internally Displaced individuals (IDP)
Shelter Construction
Water and Sanitation
Carpentry
Information Technology
Small Business Development,
HIV/AIDS Education
World Food Program
health education training
housing construction,
disease control
Review CHAMPS for group work
Create a student generated list of expectations for working in a group.
Expectations For Group Work Student Generated
1. Stay on task
12. No Wandering
2. Communicate w/group 13. Respect others’ property
only
14. Be polite/respectful to
3. Appropriate voice level group
4. Be prepared
15. Do ALL Work
16. Do your BEST
5. Participate
17. Legible Writing
6. Cooperate w/group
7. Team Work
8. Group Opinion/ Questions
9. Do your part/job
10. Clean up mess
11. Stay organized
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PROJECT GOAL
• In groups of two students (3 with my permission) role play as
volunteer Peace Corps workers. After selecting country in the
Eastern Hemisphere where they will be working (This can be done
on the World Wise Schools website at
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/ or by using an atlas, textbook or
world map.)
• Select a project that would improve the lives of the people living
there such as starting a school, planting trees, setting up a market,
or building a fishery.
• Record your ideas and supporting information in a diary or letter
format and provide background information such as physical and
human features of the region.
• Include a map of their location and draw a picture(s) of the project.
• Your final entry is about the hopeful outcome of the project.
• You will provide a brief synopsis of your project and describe the
examples of human/environment interaction you included.
** ONE OF THE TWO PEOPLE MUST HAVE A FORM OF
TECHNOLOGY
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Project:
1. Each group will select a different country in the Eastern
Hemisphere
2. Select a project that would improve the lives of the people
living there
3. Record your ideas and supporting information
4. Provide background information such as physical and
human features of the region
5. Include a map of their location
6. Draw a picture(s) of the project.
7. The final entry is about the hopeful outcome of the project
8. Random students will provide a brief synopsis of their
project and describe the examples of human/environment
interaction they included.
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Peace Corps Project
Write Name/Hour, & Your JOB on the project: (What did you do?)
1._____________________________________________________________________________________5, 4, 3, 2, 1
2._____________________________________________________________________________________5, 4, 3, 2, 1
3._____________________________________________________________________________________5, 4, 3, 2, 1
*Rate each group member on their work quality - on a scale of 1 to 5:
Country in the Eastern Hemisphere _____________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION -Physical and Human features of the region:
1.__________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.__________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________________________________________
EXPLAIN the Purpose of your Project:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Attach to the back of this paper:
 Record of ideas & supporting information (letter/ diary format)
 A map of the location
 A picture(s) of the project
Example of Diary Format
Haiti
Day one
It’s my first day in Haiti. The food was delivered in a helicopter and was served to the people and children. I
met some people and they had told me their stories on how they survived. My French came in handy.
Day two
The next shipment of food will come in three days. I met a wife of a missing person. She said, “It was heart
breaking to hear the news of her husband not being found.” We had a nice conversation, afterward she said,
“It’s nice to talk to someone that understands.”
One year
I’ve gotten to meet many new people and to know them much better over time. I have a year left, and I
don’t know if I want to leave. Every day, more and more people lineup for assistance. More helpers have
come to Port-au-Prince. Things seem to be improving very slowly, even though that’s a good thing.
One year & three months
The town is almost finished. The shelters are built and many more homes are in the process of being
constructed. Everyone has been working side by side to accomplish our goal of creating quality housing.
One year & six months
My work here is almost done. Port-au-Prince is almost finished. The people are happy at having quality
homes to live in.
Last day
Today is my last day. My helicopter will arrive here in three hours. I’m saying my last good byes to my many
friends. Man, I’m going to miss this place, but I’ve got a family waiting for me back home. Bye Port-au-Prince.
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COUNTRIES TO CHOOSE FROM
The rankings below were published in the United Nation's 2011 Human
Development Report and reflect the countries with the lowest human development.
1. Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
22. Rwanda
2. Niger
23. Djibouti
3. Burundi
24. Zambia
4. Mozambique
25. Comoros
5. Chad
26. Togo
6. Liberia
27. Uganda
7. Burkina Faso
28. Lesotho
8. Sierra Leone
29. Mauritania
9. Central African Republic
30. Haiti
10. Guinea
31. Nepal
11. Eritrea
32. Nigeria
12. Guinea-Bissau
33. Senegal
13. Mali
34. Yemen
14. Ethiopia
35. Papua New Guinea
15. Zimbabwe
36. Tanzania, United Republic of
16. Afghanistan
37. Madagascar
17. Malawi
38. Cameroon
18. Côte d'lvoire
39. Myanmar
19. Sudan
40. Angola
20. Gambia
41. Timor-Leste
21. Benin
42. Bangladesh
Human/Environment Interaction in the Eastern Hemisphere
• In your social studies notebook, write an answer to
this question,
“How have humans used, adapted to, and
modified different environments in the Eastern
Hemisphere?”
• Cite specific examples as you define
human/environment interaction.
• Think/Pair/Share
• Once completed, some volunteers will read and
discuss what they have written.
Human/Environment Interaction in the Eastern Hemisphere
Assessment
The written answers to the question,
“How have humans used, adapted to, and
modified different environments in the
Eastern Hemisphere?”
as well as the ensuing discussion will show the
students’ understanding of modification and
adaption to the environment.