Topic+2+L3+-+Human+interaction+with+desert+environments


 * ====Topic: ==== || ====Human interaction with the desert environment ==== ||
 * ====Duration: ==== || ====3 lessons ==== ||
 * ====Syllabus Outcomes: ==== || ====4.1 identifies and gathers geographical information ====

4.8 describes the interrelationships between people and environments
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 * ====Students learn about: ==== || ====- the way humans, including indigenous groups, interact with the environment ==== ||
 * ====Students Learn to: ==== || ====- describe the interaction of humans with the environment ==== ||
 * ====Indicators of learning – By the end of this lesson students will be able to... ==== || ====- identify and describe a number of ways in which humans use the desert environment ====

- Define desertification and explain its causes, effects and possible management solutions
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 * ====Assessment ==== || ====- Student participation during class discussion ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Student’s completed desertification worksheet
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 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lesson Plan ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5 mins – Introduction ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5 mins – Lesson summary
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 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Text Page ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pg 93 - 98 ==== ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Introduction:**
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This lesson we will examine the interaction between the humans and the natural desert environment. We will investigate the various uses that humans have found for desert and some of the impacts of these uses, with a particular focus on the process of desertification. ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Class Mind-map:**
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As a class discuss the various ways humans use deserts using the headings in the PowerPoint below. Then create an extended mind map explaining and providing an example of each use. Use page 93 to 95 of the text to help with the explanation. ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[file:Desertification – Internet Worksheet.doc]]
media type="youtube" key="vhrWCGIlku4" height="495" width="639" align="center" **Eco-tourism in the Desert:** media type="youtube" key="c9qjywTmHkY" height="451" width="551" align="center" Also see [|Eco-tourism thrives in the desert](Sunday Telegraph 05/11/06)