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6 th Grade: Contemporary World Cultures

Being a Geographer means viewing the world through many lenses. 6 th Grade: Contemporary World Cultures. Being a Geographer means viewing the world through many lenses. 6 th Grade: Contemporary World Cultures. Transition from Elementary School to Middle School. Human Environment Interaction.

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6 th Grade: Contemporary World Cultures

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  1. Being a Geographer means viewing the world through many lenses. 6th Grade: Contemporary World Cultures

  2. Being a Geographer means viewing the world through many lenses. 6th Grade: Contemporary World Cultures Transition from Elementary School to Middle School

  3. Human Environment Interaction Conflict Globalization Culture

  4. Human Environment Interaction How do people depend on the environment? How to people adapt to the environment? How do people modify the environment? Human-environment interaction looks at the relationships between people and their environment; how people adapt to the environment and how they change it.

  5. Human Environment Interaction How do people depend on the environment? Example: In ancient times, the annual flooding of the Nile River produced good soil for growing crops.

  6. Human Environment Interaction How to people adapt to the environment? Example: The ancient Egyptians rebuilt their homes each year, after the annual flooding. As time went on, they built their homes above the flood plain.

  7. Human Environment Interaction How do people modify the environment? Example: The ancient Egyptians built irrigation ditches to help water the crops. In modern times, Egypt built a dam to control the flood waters of the Nile River.

  8. CONFLICT A clash of interests or point of view between individuals, groups, or society Historical Influences Religion Colonization/ Imperialism Government

  9. GLOBALIZATION An interdependence between nations Trade Economy Technology Cultural Diffusion

  10. CULTURE A way of life for a group of people It is everything that makes you – YOU! Education/Language, Religion/Belief Systems, Food, Transportation, Government/Economy, Art/Architecture, Entertainment, Clothing

  11. CULTURE Education/Language Entertainment Religion/BeliefSystems Clothing Food Government/Economy Art/Architecture Transportation • It is everything that makes you – YOU!

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