Fort Bend ISD

• Is There a Muslim World?
  

Author: Susan Voradakis
Audience: 9th or 10th Grade
Description: Societies often define themselves by separating “us and them.” The idea of the “Muslim World” or any other construct for “the other” lends itself to review by applying geographic definitions of regions and other geographic tools.
TEKS: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113/ch113c.html#113.32
9B  identify the differences among formal, functional, and perceptual regions. 17  The student understands the distribution, patterns, and characteristics of different cultures. 17A  Describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, systems of education, and customs that make specific regions of the world distinctive.
Unit Recommendation: Geographic Tools or World Religions
Download: Lesson Plan | Types of Regions | Muslim Top 20 |

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