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Lesson 8: Urban Centers of the World

TEKS in the Lesson: Analyze how the character of a place is related to its political, economic, social, and cultural elements

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Locate and describe human and physical features that influence the size a and distribution of settlements

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Explain the processes that have caused changes in settlementt patterns, includin including sources, and econom urbanization, transportation, access to and availability of resources, economic activities

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16A Describe distinctive cultural patterns and landscapes associated with diffe different places in Texas, the United States, and other regions of the world, and how these patterns influenced the processes of innovation and diffusion 21A Analyze and evaluate the validity and utility of multiple sources of geographic ces, aerial photographs, and information such as primary and secondary sources, maps political significance on a map 21B Locate places of contemporary geopolitical rectly 22C Use geographic terminology correctly

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Expected Time for Lesson: 1–2 45-minute days Advance Preparation Locate the Earth at Night website (http://earthatnight.org). Other er resources that can be used with this lesson are two Astronomy y Pictu Picture of the Day pages (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010827.html tml ml and http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000708.html). Step 1: Preparing to Learn 1. Students should work individually. ture. 2. Display or distribute the Earth at Night picture. d a list of ideas regarding the 3. Instruct students to generate and record following two questions: ghts clustered? ustered? Along the coa coas A. Where are the majority of the lights coastline llights are B. What can you interpret about the areas around which the li way ay from undesirable places tto live, such clustered? The areas are away s.. People may have to experie as deserts and rainforests. experience possible nes, es, but these are seasonal is earthquakes or hurricanes, issues rather than her issues of heat a and rain. the day-to-day weather 4. Conduct a whole-class following facilitation s discussion using tthe followin questions: A. What was yourr initial ial response to the Ea Earth at Night picture? What would you tell here about the Earth at Night ell someone who was not he her picture? Answers will depend on individual perceptions. individ indivi B. How would at Night picture to the Earth ould ld you compare the Texas a at Night depend on individual perceptions. ght picture? ture? Answers will dep Students connections between this picture and the one udents should uld make connec connecti they observed in the previou previous lesson. you demonstrate the information found C. In what other ways could y on the Earth at Night pic picture? Answers will depend on individual perceptions. erceptions.

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