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=Stage 1 Identify Desired Results= __**D1-**__ Geographic Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns
 * **Establish Goals:** **(G)** ||
 * MLR D. Geography

geography to understand issues involving people, places, and environments in the community, Maine, the United States, and World ||
 * __Geography:__** Students will draw on concepts and processes from

//What understandings are desired?//
• Places are located on earth using longitude and latitude. • Maps, graphs and charts help organize geographic information. ||
 * //Students will understand that:// **(U)** ||
 * •Geography is broken into 5 themes.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
• Why places are located using longitude and latitude? How maps, graphs and charts help organize geographic themes? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * •How the 5 themes of geography help us understand earth?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
Location, Place, HEI, Region, Movement, Longitude, Latitude. •Mental map of the world. Continents, Oceans, Islands. •The importance of the 5 themes of geography and how to apply them to your life. || •Explain the 5 themes of geography. •Evaluate how the 5 themes of geography relate to there lives. •Create a mental map of the world. •Compare and contrast relative and absolute location. •Consider how their lives are dependent on movement. •Recognize the relationship between humans and their environment. ||
 * //Students will know:// **(K)** || //Students will be able to:// **(S)** ||
 * •Key vocabulary terms:


 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe**