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Geography · Grade 6

Global Coordinates and Map Projections

Learners use a linked 3D globe and flat map to give every place an address in latitude and longitude, switch between degree–minute and decimal notation, and work through the tricky cases: the equator, the prime meridian, island countries and the 180° line through Fiji. They then measure with map scale and discover why every flat world map stretches something, so they can judge which projection suits a purpose.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 100 min
  • Quiz: 10 questions
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Geography · Grade 6

Physical Systems and Landforms

Learners discover the two sets of forces that shape Earth's surface: moving tectonic plates that build mountains, volcanoes and trenches, and weathering, erosion and deposition that wear the land down and rebuild it elsewhere. They follow a river from source to mouth, then read maps and elevation profiles to explain real landscapes from Iceland to the Himalaya and the Andes.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 95 min
  • Quiz: 10 questions
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Geography · Grade 6

Climate Zones and Biomes

Learners separate weather from climate, read climographs, and investigate the controls that make places hot or cold, wet or dry: latitude, altitude, distance from the sea, ocean currents, winds and mountains. They classify climates with a simplified Köppen key and connect each climate to the biome that grows there, locating rainforests, deserts and boreal forests on the world map.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 95 min
  • Quiz: 10 questions
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Geography · Grade 6

Population and Settlement Patterns

Why do more than eight billion people crowd into some places and leave others almost empty? Learners map dense and sparse regions, explain them with physical and human factors, calculate population density and see what an average can hide. They then investigate why settlements grow where they do — site and situation — and classify settlement patterns and the settlement hierarchy.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 90 min
  • Quiz: 10 questions
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Geography · Grade 6

Water, Food and Resource Geography

Learners find out how little of Earth's water is fresh and reachable, why some places run short, and what dams, wells, irrigation and desalination cost as well as give. They explain where the world's staple foods are grown, classify resources as renewable or non-renewable, and investigate why valuable resources such as cobalt and oil are concentrated in a few places, ending with a written recommendation for a water-short region.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 95 min
  • Quiz: 10 questions
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Geography · Grade 6

Regions of the Eastern Hemisphere

What makes a region, and who decides where it ends? Learners meet formal, functional and perceptual regions, then tour the regions of Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, comparing them with physical and human evidence such as landforms, climate, population and age. They finish by tracing the routes that connect these regions, from the Silk Roads and monsoon winds to the Suez Canal and the Strait of Malacca.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 95 min
  • Quiz: 10 questions

Geography · Grade 6

Geographic Data and Map Reliability

Maps look certain, but every map is built from data that someone collected, at some date, by some method, for some purpose. Learners trace where geographic data comes from, run a sampling simulation to see why sample size matters, read the main kinds of thematic map, and learn the warning signs of an unreliable map — out-of-date borders, missing places, hidden sources and misleading choices. They finish by critiquing a map with a reliability checklist.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 90 min
  • Quiz: 10 questions

Geography · Grade 6

Design an Evidence-Based Expedition

In this capstone, learners plan a (simulated) student field expedition to Iceland to study where two tectonic plates pull apart and how a great ice cap shapes the land. They locate the study sites with coordinates, choose the season from climate and daylight data, plan a route with map scale and settlements for supplies, weigh hazards and the reliability of their sources, and write an expedition proposal backed by evidence.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 110 min
  • Quiz: 10 questions