Dover Sherborn Middle School Curriculum Road Maps

Course Title: World Geography Grade: 7^th Grade

Unit: World Wrap-up

Month Presented: June Unit Length: 1-2 weeks

Essential Question (s):

• Where are the world’s countries and major landforms, cities and bodies of water located?

Learning Objectives:

• Draw a map of the world which shows the location of the world’s countries and major landforms, cities and bodies of water.

Skills:

• Use mental maps to organize information in a spatial context.
• Draw outlines of continents using polar coordinate guides (latitude/longitude).
• Memorize the locations of the world’s countries and major landforms, cities and bodies of water.

Instructional Strategies and Activities:

• World memory map
• World countries quiz
• World wrap-up worksheet packet (maps, review question sheets)