6th Grade: Contemporary World Cultures

Being a Geographer

means viewing the world

through many lenses.

6th Grade: Contemporary World Cultures

Transition from Elementary School to Middle School

Being a Geographer

means viewing the world

through many lenses.

Human Environment Interaction

Conflict

Globalization Culture

Human Environment Interaction

How do people

depend on the

environment?

How to people

adapt to the

environment?

How do people modify the

environment?

Human-environment interaction looks at the relationships between people and their environment; how people adapt to the environment and how they change it.

Human Environment InteractionHow do people depend on the

environment?

Example: In ancient times, the annual flooding of the Nile River produced good soil for growing crops.

Human Environment InteractionHow to people adapt to the environment?

Example: The ancient Egyptians rebuilt their homes each year, after the annual flooding. As time went on, they built their homes above the flood plain.

Human Environment InteractionHow do people modify the environment?

Example: The ancient Egyptians built irrigation ditches to help water the crops. In modern times, Egypt built a dam to control the flood waters of the Nile River.

CONFLICT

Historical

Influences Religion

Government Colonization/

Imperialism

A clash of interests or point of view between individuals, groups, or society

GLOBALIZATION

Trade Economy

Cultural

Diffusion

Technology

An interdependence between nations

CULTUREA way of life for a group of people

It is everything that makes you – YOU! Education/Language, Religion/Belief Systems, Food, Transportation,

Government/Economy, Art/Architecture, Entertainment, Clothing

CULTURE

Art/Architecture

Education/Language

It is everything that makes you – YOU!

Religion/Belief Systems

Food

Transportation

Clothing

Entertainment

Government/Economy