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GRADE 6
WORLD CULTURES ATASCOCITA MIDDLE SCHOOL
UNIT 1 – GEOGRAPHY SKILLS – TARGETS 6.3, 6.4, 6.21, AND 6.22
STUDENT NAME:
Student-Friendly Learning Target Statements
I know the definition of these landform terms, and I can identify them on a map:
Knowledge
Targets
“What I need to know!”
bay, canal, strait, lake, gulf, river (transportation corridor), peninsula,
island, mountain range (transportation barrier), isthmus, ocean,
continent, absolute location (latitude/longitude), relative location, plateau,
valley, compass rose (cardinal and intermediate directions), scale,
geography, greenhouse effect, physical geography, tropics, globe, Equator
hemispheres, Prime Meridian, deserts, poles
I know the cardinal and intermediate directions and how to use them on a map.
(North, South, East, West, Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest)
I know the geographic location of the following landforms and can locate them on a
map/globe:
Continents: (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australia, Antarctica)
Mountain Ranges: Rockies, Appalachians, Sierra Nevada, Alaskan Range
(including Mt. McKinley), Himalayas, Andes, Alps, Atlas, and Ural;
Major Deserts: Mojave, Atacama, Sahara, Kalahari, Arabian, Gobi,
Great Sandy

I know the geographic location of the following water features and can locate them on a
map/globe:
Oceans: (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic )
Major Rivers: Mississippi, Rio Grande, Nile, Congo, Amazon, Rhine,
Danube, Yangtze, Darling
Other Bodies of Water: Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, Caribbean Sea, Red
Sea, Mediterranean Sea
I know the geographic location of the following features and can locate them on a
map/globe:
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle, Equator, Prime Meridian, Tropic of
Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
Reasoning
Targets
“What I can do with
what I know.”
I can evaluate which is the best type of map to use in different applications.
(Including: Political, Physical, Land Cover, Annual Rainfall, Elevation)
I can distinguish between absolute and relative location.
I can pose and answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it
there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other
people, places, and environments?
I can estimate distances using map scale.
Skill
Targets
I can explain how to use a compass rose on a map.
I can use latitude and longitude to determine absolute location.
“What I can
demonstrate.”
I can use an atlas to answer geographic questions.
I can create sketch maps that illustrate various places and regions.
I can use scale and direction to find a location anywhere on earth.
Product
Targets
“What I can make to
show my learning.”
I can create a “Geo Bingo” card of selected physical features. (Mind-sketch strategy)
I can create a 3-D globe representing Earth.