Indiana Social Studies 7.G.9

Social Studies7th GradeGeography

The Standard

Analyze current issues and developments related to the environment in selected countries in Africa, Asia, and the Southwest Pacific.

2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students use maps and recent reports to study environmental issues in Kenya, Bangladesh, and Fiji. They explain causes, effects on people, and how each country responds.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can explain how drought affects farmers in Kenya, floods affect families in Bangladesh, and coastal erosion affects villages in Fiji. They use evidence to compare two responses and identify a limit of one.
Common Misconceptions: Students may assume all of Kenya is dry or that flooding has the same cause everywhere. They may think a seawall stops all coastal erosion.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Choose two country cards. For each, name the issue, one effect on people, and a response. Explain one limit of either response.

Lesson moves

Hand pairs maps and fact cards on drought in Kenya, floods in Bangladesh, and coastal erosion in Fiji; annotate causes, effects, and responses.
Why might drought-resistant crops help in Kenya while raised homes help in Bangladesh? Write two sentences using facts from the country cards.
Run a cause, effect, response card sort for Kenya, Bangladesh, and Fiji; ask teams to defend one match with a map detail.
Show a photo of a Fiji seawall and a school storm drain; ask which hazard each addresses and what each cannot prevent.

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