NAME _______________________________ 6 _____ Rotation ___________________ date _________
Europe Learning Targets and Success Criteria
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY:
We are learning to
use maps, globes
and geographic
tools to gather,
process and report
information about
people, places and
environments.
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EXAMPLES:
We are looking for understanding of the basic properties of maps, globes and diagrams to gather,
process and report information about people, places and environments.
We created political and physical maps in class.
Political features=cities, countries, provinces, states
Physical features=lakes, rivers, oceans, seas, mountains, deserts, etc.
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GEO3: Globes and other geographic tools can be used to gather, process and report information about people,
places and environments. Cartographers decide which information to include and how it is displayed.
Document: Learning Targets
Unit: Europe
Grade: 6
Last revised: 1/1/2013
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NAME _______________________________ 6 _____ Rotation ___________________ date _________
Europe Learning Targets and Success Criteria
We are learning to use latitude and
longitude coordinates to identify
absolute location.
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY:
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EXAMPLES:
We are looking for a line of latitude and a line of longitude that intersect at a specific place in East Asia.
Latitude—measures the distance north or south of the Equator
Longitude—measures the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
Hemisphere—half of the earth
Prime Meridian—divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres
Equator—divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres
Arctic Circle—line of latitude (66 ½ degrees north)—the tundra region is located in the Arctic Circle
Absolute location—requires both latitude and longitude
When recording absolute location, latitude is always listed first, followed by longitude.
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GEO4: Latitude and longitude can be used to identify absolute location.
Document: Learning Targets
Unit: Europe
Grade: 6
Last revised: 1/1/2013
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NAME _______________________________ 6 _____ Rotation ___________________ date _________
Europe Learning Targets and Success Criteria
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY:
We are learning
to identify human
characteristics of
place.
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EXAMPLES:
We are looking for population, language, traditions, income levels, food, music, and leisure activities
that are found in a place.
Most countries in Europe have a unique language and traditional holidays, clothing, music and food. Refer to your
Tour of Europe passport for examples.
As communication and transportation have advanced, these traditions have spread (diffused) throughout other
countries and are no longer limited to only the native country.
EXAMPLES FROM FRANCE:
Language—French
Food—croissants, crepes
Holidays—Bastille Day
Clothing—Berets
Music—minuet
EXAMPLES FROM ITALY:
Language—Italian
Food—pasta
Holidays—Christmas, Easter, other Roman Catholic holidays
Dance—tarantella
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Unit: Europe
Grade: 6
Last revised: 1/1/2013
GEO5: Regions can be determined, classified and compared using various criteria (e.g. landform, climate,
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NAME _______________________________ 6 _____ Rotation ___________________ date _________
Europe Learning Targets and Success Criteria
We are learning to identify physical
characteristics of place.
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY:
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EXAMPLES:
We are looking for landforms, climate, natural resources, plants, animals and agricultural products that
are found in a place.
Landforms—
 mountain ranges (Ural, Caucasus, Alps)
 rivers (Rhine, Volga, Thames, Seine, Danube)
 plains
Climate—Europe has several climate regions (tundra, taiga, Mediterranean, marine west coast,
continental)—see climate map in atlas
Natural Resources—coal, natural gas
Plants and Animals—varies depending on climate and elevation
Agricultural Products—varies depending on the climate region;
Examples: olives in Greece, potatoes in Ireland,
wheat in northern plains
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Atlas (climate map)
Document: Learning Targets
Unit: Europe
Grade: 6
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NAME _______________________________ 6 _____ Rotation ___________________ date _________
Europe Learning Targets and Success Criteria
We are learning to
identify common
characteristics of places
that geographers use to
create regions.
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY:
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EXAMPLES:
We are looking for common landforms, climate, population, culture, and/or economic characteristics
that geographers use to create regions.
Geographic regions in Europe include:
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Alps—rugged mountain range curving through south central Europe
Northern Plains—vast land area of low elevation curving across Northern Europe
Mediterranean—region of peninsulas and islands bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Tundra—cold, treeless plains in far northern part of Europe and Russia
Taiga—region south of tundra; boreal forest, swampy land
European Union—shared system of money (euro), people and goods can travel easily between
member countries, removed trade barriers between member countries
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GEO5: Regions can be determined, classified and compared using various criteria (e.g. landform, climate,
population, cultural or economic).
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Unit: Europe
Grade: 6
Last revised: 1/1/2013
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NAME _______________________________ 6 _____ Rotation ___________________ date _________
Europe Learning Targets and Success Criteria
We are learning to
explain how variations
among physical
environments in the
Eastern Hemisphere
influence human
activities.
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY:
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EXAMPLES:
We are looking for ways humans depend on the natural environment to survive. We are looking for
ways that humans adapt to the natural environment.
EXAMPLES OF HOW HUMANS ADAPT TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT:
 Clothing
 Food
 Shelter
 Jobs
 Leisure (skiing)
 Transportation
Sami family in Lapland
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GEO6: Variations among physical environments within the Eastern Hemisphere influence human activities. Human
activities also alter the physical environment.
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Unit: Europe
Grade: 6
Last revised: 1/1/2013
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NAME _______________________________ 6 _____ Rotation ___________________ date _________
Europe Learning Targets and Success Criteria
We are learning to explain how human
activities have altered the physical
environments of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY:
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The Rhine-MainDanube River
system connected
by canals.
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EXAMPLES:
We are looking for ways that humans modify the environment to meet their needs (e.g. dams, mines,
farms, roads).
EXAMPLES:
 Canals (see above)
 Bridges
 Aqueducts
 Tunnels built through mountains (see map at right)
 Funiculars
 Hydroelectricity created from running water (waterwheels)
 Reforesting to replace trees
 New forms of transportation—roads, tunnels, bridges, railroad tracks
Tunnels through the Alps Mts.
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GEO6: Variations among physical environments within the Eastern Hemisphere influence human activities. Human
activities also alter the physical environment.
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Unit: Europe
Grade: 6 Last revised: 1/1/2013
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NAME _______________________________ 6 _____ Rotation ___________________ date _________
Europe Learning Targets and Success Criteria
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY:
We are learning to
explain how tradition
and diffusion have
influenced modern
cultural practices and
products in the
Eastern Hemisphere.
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EXAMPLES:
We are looking for examples of how ideas, goods, and cultural practices have spread as people have
moved and migrated.
Tradition—a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting
EXAMPLES OF TRADITION:
 Foods (e.g. Hungarian goulash, German weiner schnitzel)
 Holidays
 Religious practices and rituals
 Dances (e.g. Irish step dancing)
Diffusion—the spread of people, ideas, technology and products among places
EXAMPLES OF DIFFUSION:
 Spread of religions throughout Eastern
Hemisphere (e.g. Islam in England)
 Spread of foods (McDonald’s and KFC
Throughout Eastern hemisphere)
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Document: Learning Targets
Unit: Europe
Grade: 6 Last revised: 1/1/2013
GEO8: Modern cultural practices and products show the influence of tradition and diffusion.
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