Bridges & Barriers
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6th Grade
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Crystal Mouton
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Read the scenario below and answer the questions using complete sentences.
The sixth-grade class won a trip to Australia! During the flight there was a terrible accident and the plane fell apart! The plane broke into three equal sections and landed in three separate places. Luckily, nobody was hurt during the crash and there was a teacher with each group. Read below for the locations:
1.Which group would have the easiest time surviving in their location? Why?
... group would have the easiest time surviving in their location because...
2. Which group would have the most difficult time surviving in their location? Why?
... group would have the most difficult time surviving in their location because...
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By the end of this lesson you will be able to explain how physical geography can isolate cultures (make cultural diffusion harder) or connect cultures (make cultural diffusion easier).
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Imagine there is a cultural group that lives on an island. No one can leave or get to the island.
Describe how being stuck on the island with the same people would affect the culture.
CFS: Being stuck on an island with the same people would affect culture because...
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As time goes by, the people on the island become more technologically advanced. They begin to build boats. The boats allow for people to travel the world and import goods from other countries.
Describe how this might affect their culture.
CFS: Technological advances might affect their culture...
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The physical geography of a place can either isolate (separate) a culture or make it easier for the culture to connect or spread to other places.
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Imagine you lived in the Hunter-Gatherer Era. You came across the following examples of physical geography. As a hunter-gatherer, are these landforms going to be a bridge or barrier to cultural diffusion.
Identify each physical feature or climate as a “Bridge” or “Barrier” to cultural diffusion and then give a brief reason why.
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Identify each physical feature or climate as a “Bridge” or “Barrier” to cultural diffusion and then give a brief reason why.
Is the ocean a bridge or a barrier? Why?
CFS: The ocean is a ... because...
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Identify each physical feature or climate as a “Bridge” or “Barrier” to cultural diffusion and then give a brief reason why.
Is the dense forest a bridge or a barrier? Why?
CFS: The dense forest is a ... because...
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Identify each physical feature or climate as a “Bridge” or “Barrier” to cultural diffusion and then give a brief reason why.
Is the polar climate a bridge or a barrier? Why?
CFS: The polar climate is a ... because...
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Identify each physical feature or climate as a “Bridge” or “Barrier” to cultural diffusion and then give a brief reason why.
Is the large desert a bridge or a barrier? Why?
CFS: The large desert is a ... because...
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The Egyptians didn’t build roads to travel around their empire. They didn’t need to because nature had already built them a superhighway right through the middle of their empire called the Nile River. Most of the major cities in Ancient Egypt were located along the banks of the Nile River. As a result,
the Egyptians used the Nile for transportations and trade from early on. They became experts at building boats and navigating the river.
Explain one example of bridge from the excerpt.
Criteria for Success:
· Identify the physical feature that acted as the bridge.
· Describe what a bridge is by providing details.
· Explain how the physical feature was a bridge to cultural diffusion.
One example of bridge from the excerpt was... because...
Because Egyptians utilized the...
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