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Grade Level:

Late elementary

Objectives:

1. Complete a question sheet about Illinois from the websites.
2. Create a brochure displaying information about Illinois.
3. Work in groups to create a commercial advertising their home state of Illinois.

Illinois Learning Standards:

STATE GOAL 17: Understand world geography and the effects of geography on society, with an emphasis on the United States.

C. Understand relationships between geographic factors and society.

• 17.C.2a   Describe how natural events in the physical environment affect human activities.
• 17.C.2b Describe the relationships among location of resources, population distribution and economic activities (e.g. transportation, trade, communications).
• 17.C.2c  Explain how human activity affects the environment.

D. Understand the historical significance of geography.

• 17.D.2a Describe how physical characteristics of places influence people's perceptions and their roles in the world over time.
• 17.D.2b Identify different settlement patterns in Illinois and the United States and relate them to physical features and resources.