Five Themes of Geography: LOCATION Bundle 10 Geography Lessons + Group Projects

No Prep Plans: Five Themes of Geography — LOCATION Bundle 10 Geography Lessons + Group Challenge Projects | Grades 6–8

Teach the Location theme of geography from foundational concepts through real-world application with this complete 10-lesson no-prep bundle for Grades 6–8!
Students begin by exploring absolute and relative location before building their skills with latitude, longitude, the Equator, Prime Meridian, and hemispheres. As the series progresses, students apply these concepts to global locations, world coordinates, spatial relationships, and geographic mysteries.

Each lesson combines accessible geography content with research, critical thinking, map skills, and a collaborative group challenge, giving students opportunities to do more than memorize vocabulary—they actually use geographic thinking to investigate and understand the world.
This bundle covers the Location theme and is part of the larger Five Themes of Geography Series.

10 LESSONS INCLUDED
- Absolute vs. Relative Location
Build the foundation for understanding the difference between exact location and describing where a place is in relation to other places.
- Latitude: North & South
Explore how latitude lines measure locations north and south of the Equator.
- Longitude: East & West
Investigate longitude lines and how they identify positions east and west of the Prime Meridian.
- Using Latitude & Longitude Together
Combine both coordinate systems to pinpoint exact locations on Earth.
- The Equator & Prime Meridian
Investigate the two major reference lines that provide the starting points for measuring latitude and longitude.
- Hemispheres of the World
Use the Equator and Prime Meridian to identify locations within the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Hemispheres.
- Global Location Investigation
Apply location skills to investigate places around the world and strengthen students' understanding of geographic location.
- Coordinates Around the World
Apply latitude and longitude skills to significant places and landmarks around the globe.
- Relative Location & Spatial Relationships
Move beyond simple distance to investigate how places are connected through location, movement, history, culture, and other spatial relationships.
- Location Mystery Challenge
Bring the unit together with a culminating Mystery Location Detective Case in which students apply multiple location skills to create and solve geographic clues.

EACH LESSON INCLUDES
- Teacher Directions
- Student-Friendly Lesson Overview
- Mini Research Questions
- Collaborative Group Challenge
- Student Research & Planning Pages
- Analysis and Critical-Thinking Activities
- Digging Deeper Opportunities
- Real-World Geographic Applications
- Color + printer-friendly B&W student pages

SKILLS & CONCEPTS COVERED
- Absolute Location
- Relative Location
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Latitude & Longitude Coordinates
- Equator
- Prime Meridian
- Northern & Southern Hemispheres
- Eastern & Western Hemispheres
- Global Location
- Spatial Relationships
- Coordinate Mapping
- Geographic Research
- Map Skills
- Geographic Reasoning
- Evidence-Based Problem Solving

PERFECT FOR
- Five Themes of Geography Units
- Geography
- World Geography
- Humanities
- Social Studies
- Map Skills
- Sub Plans
- Geography Centers or Stations
- Inquiry-Based Learning
- Collaborative Learning
- Geography Review

WHAT TEACHERS LOVE
✓ 10 complete geography lessons in one bundle
✓ Part of the Five Themes of Geography Series
✓ Builds skills progressively from foundational concepts to application
✓ No-prep and easy to implement
✓ Combines individual learning with collaborative group challenges
✓ Encourages research, mapping, analysis, and critical thinking
✓ Real-world applications make geography meaningful
✓ Culminates with an engaging Location Mystery Challenge
✓ Includes both color and printer-friendly B&W student pages
✓ Flexible enough to use as a complete Location unit or as individual lessons
Save by purchasing the complete bundle instead of the lessons individually!