6th Grade
Social Studies
First Semester - Introduction to Geography
In the first semester of school the 6th grade class learns various ways to study Geography through the use of many tools and concepts. This includes:
- The Five Themes of Geography
- Maps, charts, diagrams, etc. (visual aids)
- Physical geography of the Earth: physical features, climate, vegetation
- People and the populations of Earth
- Culture
- Natural resources and their uses
Second Semester - Geography of the Americas
In the second semester of school the 6th grade class learns about the Americas. We take the tools and concepts we learned in first semester and apply them to the Americas.
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