6th
Grade
Social Studies
Curriculum Guide
1st
Quarter
Core Concepts
Part 1 Tools of Geography
Lesson 1 Geography: The Study of Earth
Lesson 2 Geography’s Five Themes
Lesson 3 Ways to Show Earth’s Surface
Lesson 4 Understanding Maps
Lesson 5 Types of Maps
Part 2 Our Planet, Earth
Lesson 1 Earth in Space
Lesson 2 Time and Earth’s Rotation
Lesson 3 Earth’s Structure
Lesson 4 Forces on Earth’s Surface
Lesson 5 Forces Inside Earth
Part 3 Climates and Ecosystems
Lesson 1 Climate and Weather
Lesson 2 Temperature
Lesson 3 Water and Climate
Lesson 4 Air Circulation and Precipitation
Lesson 5 Types of Climate
Lesson 6 Ecosystems
Part 4 Human environment Interaction
Lesson 1 Environment and Resources
Lesson 2 Land Use
Lesson 3 People’s Impact on the Environment
Part 5 Economics and Geography
Lesson 1 Economic Basics
Lesson 2 Economic Process
Lesson 3 Economic Systems
Lesson 4 Economic Development
Lesson 5 Trade
Lesson 6 Money Management
Part 6 Population and Movement
Lesson 1 Population Growth
Lesson 2 Population Distribution
Lesson 3 Migration
Lesson 4 Urbanization
Part 7 Culture and Geography
Lesson 1 What is Culture?
Lesson 2 Families and Societies
Lesson 3 Language
Lesson 4 Religion
Lesson 5 The Arts
Lesson 6 Cultural Diffusion and Change
Lesson 7 Science and Technology
Part 8 Government and Citizenship
Lesson 1 Foundations of Government
Lesson 2 Political Systems
Lesson 3 Political Structures
Lesson 4 Conflict and cooperation
Lesson 5 Citizenship
Part 9 Tools of History
Lesson 1 Measuring Time
Lesson 2 Historical Sources
Lesson 3 Archaeology and Other Sources
Lesson 4 Historical Maps
Unit 1 The United States and Canada
Chapter 1 The United States
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of The United States
Section 3 The United States Today
Chapter 2 Canada
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of Canada
Section 3 Canada Today
Unit 2 Middle America
Chapter 3 Mexico
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of Mexico
Section 3 Mexico Today
Chapter 4 Central America and the Caribbean
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of Central America and the Caribbean
Section 3 Central America and the Caribbean Today
2nd
Quarter
Unit 3 South America
Chapter 5 Caribbean South America
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of Caribbean South America
Section 3 Caribbean south America Today
Chapter 6 The Andes and the Pampas
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of the Andes and the Pampas
Section 3 The Andes and the Pampas Today
Chapter 7 Brazil
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of Brazil
Section 3 Brazil Today
Unit 4 Europe and Russia
Chapter 8 Ancient and Medieval Europe
Section 1 Ancient Greece
Section 2 Ancient Rome
Section 3 Early Middle Ages
Section 4 High and Late Middle Ages
Chapter 9 Europe in Modern Times
Section 1 New Ways of Thinking
Section 2 Europe Expands
Section 3 An Age of Revolutions
Section 4 Wars and Hardship
Section 5 Rebuilding and New Challenges
Chapter 10 Western Europe
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 Northwestern Europe Today
Section 3 West Central Europe Today
Section 4 Southern Europe Today
Chapter 11 Eastern Europe
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 Eastern Europe Today
Chapter 12 Russia
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of Russia
Section 3 Russia Today
3rd
Quarter
Unit 5 Africa
Chapter 13 West and Central Africa
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of West and Central Africa
Section 3 West and Central Africa Today
Chapter 14 Southern and Eastern Africa
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of Southern and Eastern Africa
Section 3 Southern and Eastern Africa Today
Chapter 15 North Africa
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of North Africa
Section 3 North Africa Today
Unit 6 Southwest Asia
Chapter 16 Arabia and Iraq
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of Arabia and Iraq
Section 3 Arabia and Iraq Today
Chapter 17 Israel and its Neighbors
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of Israel and its Neighbors
Section 3 Israel and its Neighbors Today
Chapter 18 Iran, Turkey, and Cyprus
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of Iran, Turkey, and Cyprus
Section 3 Iran, Turkey, and Cyprus Today
Unit 7 South and Central Asia
Chapter 19 Central Asia and the Caucasus
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of central Asia and the Caucasus
Section 3 Central Asia and the Caucasus Today
Chapter 20 South Asia
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of South Asia
Section 3 South Asia Today
4th
Quarter
Unit 8 East and Southeast Asia
Chapter 21 China and its Neighbors
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of China and its Neighbors
Section 3 China and Its Neighbors Today
Chapter 22 Japan and the Koreas
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of Japan and the Koreas
Section 3 Japan and the Koreas Today
Chapter 23 Southeast Asia
Section 1 Chapter Atlas
Section 2 History of Southeast Asia
Section 3 Southeast Asia Today
Unit 9 Australia and the Pacific
Chapter 24 Australia and the Pacific
Section 1 Chapter Atlas