Idaho Social Studies 6-9.WG.2.7

Social StudiesGrades 6–9Geography

The Standard

Identify the names and locations of countries and major cities in regions around the world.

Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students find and name countries on regional maps. They locate major cities and identify which country each city is in.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given an unlabeled regional map, students label countries and place major cities in the right locations. They use borders and coastlines to check their work.
Common Misconceptions: Students may confuse a continent, such as Africa, with a country. They may know a city is in a region but place it in the wrong country.
How to Assess It: On a blank East Asia map with borders and marked city dots, have students label China, Japan, South Korea, Beijing, Tokyo, and Seoul.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a blank East Asia map and cards for China, Japan, South Korea, Beijing, Tokyo, and Seoul to place on it.
Ask: How do borders and coastlines help you find South Korea on an unlabeled map?
Play map relay: call out France, Spain, Paris, or Madrid, and have teams point to each on a blank Europe map.
Show flight routes from Tokyo to Seoul and Beijing; have students find each city and country on a map.

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