TITLE:  WE LIVE IN AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

AUTHOR:  Peggy Keddington,  Farmington Jr. High, UT

GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT:  World Geography 9th grade

OVERVIEW:  Many students don't realize how small the World
has become in regards to the exchange of many material
goods.  Most teens are very concerned with clothes and this
is a great way to incorporate geography with something that
is of interest to them.

PURPOSE:  The purpose of this activity is to show that
students are daily involved in the world of international
trade and the world economic picture.

OBJECTIVES:
1.   Once they have finished this activity they will be
     aware that we live in an international community.
2.   They will be able to identify some of the countries
     they found clothing items from.
3.   They will discover that World Geography is not just a
     study of places on a map, but that there are people who
     interact indirectly with them.

RESOURCES/MATERIALS:
1.  Students will use their own clothes and shoes.
2.  Each student will need a blank world map with
    political boundaries drawn in.
3.  World atlas or a text with maps.
4.  Colored pencils.

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES:
1.   Have the students read the labels in their clothing and
     write down where they were made (include shoes).  Once
     they have made their list give students a blank world
     map and have them locate the country, label it, and
     color it on the map.  (They should have several
     different countries on their maps.)
2.   Tell them to go home and look through their clothing
     and shoes and make an other list of all the different
     countries they find.  The next day have them add them
     to their map.

TYING IT ALL TOGETHER:  Have students count the number of
different countries they have labeled and colored on thei
maps.  See which student has found the most countries.
Students should be able to see right away that they are an
important part of the international world community.  This
activity can also be used with economics or trade patterns
or in a variety of ways.