Indiana Social Studies 7.G.6

Social Studies7th GradeGeography

The Standard

Describe the limitations that climate and landforms place on land or people in regions of Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific.

2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read climate and physical maps of places in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific. They explain how dry land, steep mountains, or low islands can limit farming, travel, or settlement.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student uses map evidence to explain why people farm near a Sahara oasis or travel through a Himalayan pass. They can also explain why saltwater threatens farmland on Tuvalu's low islands.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think all of Africa is desert or that no one lives in dry places. They may think mountains make travel impossible, rather than limiting where routes can go.
How to Assess It: Show maps of the Sahara, Himalayas, and Tuvalu. Ask students to choose two places and explain one limit on farming, travel, or settlement at each, using map evidence.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a Himalayan physical map and tracing paper; have them mark a route through a pass and explain their choice.
Ask students to write two sentences answering: 'Why might a family settle near a Sahara oasis?' Require one map detail.
Give teams map cards and challenge cards for the Sahara, Himalayas, and Tuvalu; have them match each place to a challenge.
Show a photo of a Tuvalu garden damaged by saltwater; ask students what a family there could grow instead.

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