Cultural Geography, 3rd Edition
Lesson Plan Overview
Day(s) / Topic / Pages / Support Materials / Bible Integration /Chapter 1: Geography: Finding our Place in the World
1 / What is Geography? / 2–6 / CD material
Activity 1: Famous Men in the History of Geography / Through Christian Eyes
Opening Verse
Discussion on Creation Mandate
2–3 / The Geographic Grid / 6–8 / CD material
Activity 2: Find It! / Worldview and Human Knowledge
4 / Map Projections / 8–12 / Activity 3: Exploring Map Projections / Through Christian Eyes
5–6 / Map Relief / 12–15 / Activity 4: Contour Lines
Activity 5: The Relevance of Geography
CD material
7 / Chapter 1 Review
8 / Chapter 1 Test
Chapter 2: The Earth’s Surface and Climate
9 / The Earth’s History / 18–19 / Why Does the Earth Look Old?
The Earth’s History: Creation, Flood
Section Quiz Questions #1-4
Bible Study: Genesis 7, 8
The Antediluvian World
Speciation
10 / The Earth’s Surface / 20–22 / CD material
Activity 1: The Main Features of the Earth
11–12 / The Earth’s Waters / 23–27
13 / The Earth’s Surface-Changing Forces / 28–31 / The Breaking of the Earth’s Crust
Pangea
Runaway Rapid Continental Drift
The Flood and Unusual Pillars
The Changing and Future World
14–15 / The Earth’s Climate / 31–40 / CD material
Activity 2: Statistical Averages of the Climates
Activity 3: Latitude Zones / God Ordained Seasons
Matthew Maury: ‘Pathfinder of the Seas’
God Controls the Water Cycle – Psa. 135:7, Job 37:6
16 / The Earth’s Vegetation / 41–46 / Activity 4: Distinguishing Terms
Activity 5: Tiny Tables / God Created all the Earth’s Vegetation – Gen. 1:11, 13; 2:9; Psa. 104:14
Scriptural Allusions to Trees
Mankind’s Place
17 / Chapter 2 Review
18 / Chapter 2 Test
Cultural Snapshot / 50 / Life and Work in Community
Chapter 3: Industry: Man’s Use of God’s Resources
19–20 / Primary Industries / 52–62 / CD material
Activity 1: What God Says About the Environment and Man’s Responsibility Toward It
Activity 2: The Christian and the Environment / Gen. 3:17-19 – Industry
God Ordained Agriculture -Gen. 1:28, 29
Has Man Fulfilled the Creation Mandate?
The First Job
Debate: Stewardship vs. Environmentalism
Bible Verses on Diligence
Activity 1
Section Quiz Question #1
Hesiod’s Five Ages
The First Metalworker
Activity 2
The Origin of Fossil Fuels
Coal Seams
21 / Secondary Industries / 62–64 / Activity 3: Foreign Products at Home / Cain Built the First City – Gen. 4:17
22 / Tertiary Industries / 64–69 / Mass Communication: Good or Bad?
23 / The Wealth of Nations / 70–74 / Activity 4: Terms from Industry / All Resources Belong to God –Psa. 24:1
Christian Business Ethics
Christian Work Ethic
God’s Distribution of Resources
Through Christian Eyes
The Hope of Prosperity
Parables on Production
Tariffs
24 / Chapter 3 Review / What Do You Think? Question #6
25 / Chapter 3 Test
Chapter 4: Society: The Interactions of Mankind
26–27 / Culture: The Ways of Society / 78–87 / Activity 1: A Closer Look at the World Culture Regions
CD material / Society is Part of the Creation Mandate
Language: The Foundation of Culture
Is Humanism a Religion?
Similarities of All Peoples
When Worldviews Collide
Babel’s Impact on Cultural Divisions
Through Christian Eyes
Literacy and the Spread of the Gospel
Section Quiz Question #3
God Instituted the Family – Gen 2:24
The Great Commission
Multicultural Opposition to Missions
Christianity Offers Answers
God Directed the Settling of Nations
28–29 / Demography: The Statistics of Society / 87–92 / Activity 2: The Importance of Demography to Geography
CD material / Biblical Perspective on Birth and Death
The Biblical Basis of Vital Statistics
Carrying Capacity
The Bible and Urbanization
30–31 / Politics: The Governance of Society / 92–98 / Activity 3: Politics: The Governance of Society
Activity 4: The Importance of the Obvious
CD material / Duties of Government
A Study of War: Genesis 14
Debate: Is War Justified?
International Organizations
32 / Chapter 4 Review
33 / Chapter 4 Test
Chapter 5: Western Europe
34–36 / Northern Europe / 104–17 / CD material
Activity 1: A Map of Western Europe
Activity 2: The Eurotunnel / Europe’s Christian Heritage
The Irish Famine
37–39 / Continental Europe / 117–29 / CD material
Activity 3: Climbing the Alps / Euro Disney
Through Christian Eyes
Abraham Kuyper
Protestantism
40–41 / Mediterranean Europe / 129–38 / CD material
Activity 4: Chapter Review / Roman Catholicism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Comparisons in Christendom
42 / Chapter 5 Review / How Much Do You Remember? Questions #3 and #4
43 / Chapter 5 Test
Chapter 6: Eastern Europe
44–45 / Baltic Region / 141–47 / CD material
Activity 1: A Map of Eastern Europe
46 / The Carpathians / 147–50 / Activity 2: A Satellite Map of Eastern Europe / Film on John Huss
47–48 / The Western Balkans / 150–54 / Activity 3: Human Rights in the Balkans / Root of Bitterness
49 / The Eastern Balkans / 155–57 / The Little Giant
50 / The Eastern Plains / 158–61 / Activity 4: Chapter Review / Through Christian Eyes
51 / Chapter 6 Review
52 / Chapter 6 Test
Chapter 7: Russia
53–54 / History and Government / 166–70 / CD material
Activity 1: Russian Federal Districts
Activity 2: Russians Abroad / Soviet Persecution of Christians
Missions – Ambassadors for Christ
Citizenship of Missionaries
55–56 / Northern European Russia / 170–74 / CD material
Activity 3: A Map of Russia
57 / Southern European Russia / 174–76 / Activity 4: A Letter From Russia
58–59 / Asian Russia / 177–80 / Activity 5: Chapter Review
60 / Chapter 7 Review / What Do You Think? Questions #3 and #5
61 / Chapter 7 Test
Chapter 8: Canada
62 / The Maritime Provinces / 186–91 / CD material
Activity 1: A Map of Canada / Through Christian Eyes
63 / The Central Provinces / 191–98 / Activity 2: Province Project Presentation / Missions and National Pride
Socialized Medicine
Canada’s Biblical Foundation
64 / The Western Provinces / 198–202 / Activity 3: A Brief History of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Activity 4: Touring Canada on the Rocky Mountaineer
65 / The Canadian Territories / 202–06 / Activity 5: Overview of Canada (Chapter Review) / From Sea to Sea
66 / Chapter 8 Review
67 / Chapter 8 Test
Chapter 9: The Landscape and People of the United States
68–70 / The American Landscape / 209–17 / CD material
Activity 1: Map of the United States / God’s Blessing and American Prosperity
Through Christian Eyes
71–73 / The American People / 217–27 / Activity 2: U.S. Immigration Policy: Where Do You Stand?
Activity 3: The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
Activity 4: The 21st-Century American Economy
Activity 5: Chapter Review
CD material / Core Values: Freedom, Equality, Individualism
74 / Chapter 9 Review / What Do You Think? Question #1
75 / Chapter 9 Test
Chapter 10: The Regions of the United States
76–77 / The Northeast / 230–37 / CD material
Activity 1 (Map 1): Regions of the U.S.: The Northeast / William Bradford
78–79 / The South / 238–45 / CD material
Activity 1 (Map 2): Regions of the U.S.: The South
Activity 2: The Appalachian Trail / Black Preachers in the Antebellum South
Music and Regional Culture
Tuskegee Institute
A Black Preacher in Jim Crow Mississippi
80–81 / The Midwest / 246–49 / CD material
Activity 1 (Map 3): Regions of the U.S.: The Midwest
82–83 / The Plains / 250–52 / CD material
Activity 1 (Map 4): Regions of the U.S.: The Plains
84–85 / The West / 253–60 / CD material
Activity 1 (Map 5): Regions of the U.S.: The West
Activity 3: Where Am I?
Activity 4: Distinctives of U.S. Cultural Subregions / Through Christian Eyes
86 / Chapter 10 Review / What Do You Think? Question #1
87 / Chapter 10 Test
Chapter 11: Middle America
88–90 / Mexico / 266–78 / CD material
Activity 1: Mexico Map
Activity 2: Comparative Statistics
Activity 3: Chichén Itzá / Through Christian Eyes
Poverty in the Bible
Patron Saint of Mexico
Debate Illegal Immigration Issue
Chichén Itzá
91–92 / Central America / 278–84 / CD material
Activity 4: Map of Central America and the West Indies / Through Christian Eyes
Discuss Social Stratification in Middle America
93 / The West Indies / 284–90 / CD material / Haiti’s Future
Medical Missions
94 / Chapter 11 Review / What Do You Think? Questions #1 and #2
95 / Chapter 11 Test
Chapter 12: South America
96 / The Caribbean Countries / 293–98 / CD material
Activity 1: Map of South America (Caribbean countries only)
Activity 2: Who’s Who in the Colombian Drug Wars?
97 / The Guiana Highlands / 298–99 / Activity 1: Map of South America (Guiana Highlands only)
98–99 / The Andean Countries / 299–308 / Activity 3: The Lost City of the Incas / Jim Elliot, Modern Christian Martyr in Ecuador
Through Christian Eyes
Section Quiz #6
Missionary Sea Captain
100–101 / The Rio de la Plata / 309–13 / Activity 4: The Gauchos: Horsemen of the Pampas
102 / Brazil / 313–18 / Activity 5: Itaipu Dam—Brazil-Paraguay
Activity 6: Country Comparison and Contrasts / Through Christian Eyes
Missionaries and Indians
103 / Chapter 12 Review
104 / Chapter 12 Test
Cultural Snapshot / 322 / Christianity and Culture in Africa
Chapter 13: Southern and Eastern Africa
105–107 / Southern Africa / 326–38 / CD material
Activity 1: The Journals of David Livingstone: A Lion Encounter
Activity 2: Map of Southern Africa / Through Christian Eyes
Protestants in Angola
The Impact of the Cold War
David Livingstone’s Diaries or Biography
Missions: Bible Colleges
Religion in Madagascar
Section Quiz Question #6
108–110 / Eastern Africa / 338–50 / CD material
Activity 3: Map of Eastern Africa
Activity 4: Chapter Review / Serengeti Plain
Through Christian Eyes
111 / Chapter 13 Review
112 / Chapter 13 Test
Chapter 14: Central and Western Africa
113 / Foundations / 353–55 / Through Christian Eyes
African Animism
Section Quiz Question #6
114–115 / Central Africa / 355–64 / CD material
Activity 1: Map of Central Africa / AIDS and the Christian Response
Dinosaurs in the Jungles of Africa?
116–117 / Western Africa / 364–77 / CD material
Activity 2: Map of Western Africa
Activity 3: Blood of Bat and Toe of Frog
Activity 4: Chapter Review / The Slave Trade Along the Slave Coast
Samuel Adjai Crowther
Samuel Morris of the Ivory Coast
A Black American Missionary to Liberia
Animism
118 / Chapter 14 Review
119 / Chapter 14 Test
Chapter 15: Northern Africa
120 / The Sahel / 381–86 / CD material
Activity 1: Map of Northern Africa
Activity 2: A Young Explorer Sneaks a Peek at Timbuktu / Desertification of the Sahel
How Could Mali Diversify Its Economy
Through Christian Eyes
121 / The Maghreb / 386–90 / Activity 3: Christianity in Northern Africa / Augustine of Hippo
Activity 3
Desert Creatures
122–123 / Libya and Egypt / 391–96 / Activity 4: Chapter Review / Libya in the Bible?
Origins of the Coptic Church
Ancient Cities of Egypt in the OT
124 / Chapter 15 Review / What Do You Think? Question #1
125 / Chapter 15 Test
Cultural Snapshot / 400 / Promise and Peril
Chapter 16: Eastern Mediterranean
126 / Turkey / 402–9 / CD material / Searching for Noah’s Ark on Mt. Ararat
Justice and Mercy – Matt. 12:17-21
Hittites in Anatolia
The Hittites in the Bible
The Seven Churches in the Western Valleys
Biblical Sites in Asia Minor
Ancient Wonders of Paul’s Day
New Testament Cities on the Southern Coastal Plains
The First Stop on Paul’s Missionary Journey
127 / Cyprus / 409–10
128 / The Mandate of Syria / 411–14 / Bible Search for the City of Tyre
Destruction of Tyre
129–130 / The Mandate of Palestine / 414–25 / CD material
Activity 1: Map of the Eastern Mediterranean
Activity 2: The Holy Land in Bible Times
Activity 3: The Jewish and Muslim Calendars
Activity 4: Chapter Review / Pentapolis
Historic Importance of the Wadis in the West
Bible Geography
The Mountains of Ephraim on the West Bank
Jabbok River
Historical Negev
Through Christian Eyes
Activity 2
131 / Chapter 16 Review
132 / Chapter 16 Test
Chapter 17: The Persian Gulf
133 / Saudi Arabia / 428–34 / CD material
Activity 1: Survey of Islam
Activity 2: Islam—Not a Peaceful Religion / Muslim Beliefs
Islam
Jihad and Paradise
Contrasting Islam and Christianity
Through Christian Eyes
Tent Making
Mission Boards and Persecution
Through Christian Eyes
Section Quiz Question #6
134 / Small States on the Arabian Peninsula / 434–40
135 / Iraq / 440–44 / Nineveh
Section Quiz Question #6
136 / Iran / 444–47 / Activity 3: Map of the Persian Gulf
Activity 4: Finding Treasure in the Desert / Persecution of Christians in Iran
Religious Overview
Esther and the Persians
Through Christian Eyes
137 / Chapter 17 Review / What Do You Think? Questions #1 and #2
138 / Chapter 17 Test
Chapter 18: The Caucasus and Central Asia
139–140 / The Countries of the Caucasus / 450–55 / CD material
Activity 1: Map: The Caucasus and Central Asia / Through Christian Eyes
Section Quiz Question #5
141–143 / Central Asia / 455–64 / Activity 2: Roots of Rage: Militant Islam in Central Asia
Activity 3: Comparing and Contrasting the Countries