<p> Teacher: Renee Rains Georgia Studies Unit: I Georgia’s Physical Geography Standards: Unit Essential Question: Assessments: SS8G1: The student will describe Georgia with regard to physical features and location. How would you describe the physical a) Locate GA in relation to region, nation, continent, hemispheres, and world features and location of Georgia to a using maps, and other geographic visitor? tools and technology. Key Concepts: b) Describe the 5 geographic regions of EQ: GA; the Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley, and Plateau and identify the physical process which formed them. c) Locate key physical features of GA EQ: including the Fall Line, Okefenokee Swamp, Appalachian Mts. ∆ Chattahoochee and Savannah Rivers, and barrier islands and describe the ecosystems present in each. EQ: d) Describe the climate of GA’s 5 geographic regions. Key Learning I want to know: I want to be able to: EQ:</p><p>EQ: Georgia Studies Unit: Standards: Unit Essential Question: Assessments: SS8H1: The student will evaluate the development of Native American cultures and Key Concepts: the impact of European exploration and settlement on the Native American cultures in EQ: What is prehistory and can I Georgia. describe the four prehistoric Native a. describe the evolution of Native American cultures of Georgia? American cultures (Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian) prior to EQ: What was the impact of European European contact. b. evaluate the impact of European contact on Native American cultures in contact on Native American cultures Georgia? including Spanish missions along the ∆ barrier islands, and the exploration of EQ: What are the two historic Indian Hernando DeSoto. civilizations of Georgia? c. explain reasons for European exploration of North America and settlement with emphasis on the EQ: What were the reasons for interest of the French, Spanish and European exploration of North America British in the southeast area of North and specifically in the southeast? America. Key Learning EQ: Who was Hernando DeSoto and I want to know: I want to be able to: where in Georgia and the Southeast did he explore?</p><p>EQ: Where were the Spanish missions located in Georgia? </p>