Social 9
Unit 2 Lesson 3
How can geography affect a civilization?
Getting Started Questions
1. What does the term geography mean?
2. What natural resources do you think are necessary for your survival?
3. If you had to build your own city what factors would influence the location
of where you built the city?
Social 9
Unit 2 Lesson 3
Self-Reflection
Lesson 1: Checklist of Activities and Assessments:
Learning Activity
Self-Reflection
Using the Rubric below rate
your understanding from 1-5
Before the Lesson:
Answer the 4 questions from the getting started portion of the
lesson.
During The Lesson:
Can you identify how certain geographic features impact the
development of civilizations?
Can you identify how the geography of China influenced the
development of the early Chinese civilization?
Assessment:
In your paragraph were you able to clearly state how geography
encourages a civilization?
In your paragraph were you able to give at least three examples of
how geography impacts a civilization?
Self-Assessment Rubric
5
I understand
and can apply
learning in a
new way
4
I understand
and I can
teach/show
someone else
3
I understand
2
I can get
started
1
I need more
supports
Extending Your Learning:

For an extra learning activity students could create a map of a city they are founding.
The map should highlight all of the geographic features that will have an impact on
the city’s development.