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K–12 Standards

Geography

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Geography

  • 1

    Interpret, use and construct maps, globes, and other geographic tools to locate and derive information about personal directions, people, places, and environments (The World in Spatial Terms).SS.G.1

  • 2

    Describe the physical and human characteristics of place and explain how the lives of people are rooted in places and regions (Places and Regions).SS.G.2

  • 3

    Describe and explain the physical processes that shape the earth’s surface and create, sustain, and modify the cultural and natural environment (Physical Systems).SS.G.3

  • 4

    Identify, explain, and analyze how the earth is shaped by the movement of people and their activities (Human Systems).SS.G.4

  • 5

    Analyze the interaction of society with the environment (Environment and Society).SS.G.5

  • 6

    Explain geographic perspective and the tools and techniques available for geographic study (Uses of Geography).SS.G.6

  • 7

    Analyze the world and account for consequences of human/environment interactions depicting the geographic implications of world events.SS.G.7

  • 8

    Explain components of the Earth’s physical systems and their interrelationships (e.g., landforms, bodies of water, atmosphere, and geologic factors). SS.G.8

  • 9

    Identify factors that contribute to human and physical changes in places and regions.SS.G.9

  • 10

    Identify and define the world’s physical and cultural regions, including political and historical characteristics, and their interdependence in regard to trade, services, migration, and cultural values.SS.G.10

  • 11

    Analyze populations with regard to life expectancy, infant mortality rates, population pyramids, migration, and birth and death rates.SS.G.11

  • 12

    Evaluate the impact of migration on physical and human systems.SS.G.12

  • 13

    Analyze growth, decline, and development of cities over time.SS.G.13

  • 14

    Compare and contrast the impact of competition for limited resources on an interdependent global economy (e.g., distribution, sustainability, conflict, and resolution).SS.G.14

  • 15

    Examine global social and political factors and their implications.SS.G.15

  • 16

    Analyze ethnicity, nationalism, and religion of regional cultures in a global society (e.g., major world religions, various ethnic groups, and rigidity of societal norms).SS.G.16

  • 17

    Analyze the influence of geographical features on the evolution of significant historic events and movements.SS.G.17

  • 18

    Analyze the impact of technology or its lack on environments and societies over time.SS.G.18

  • 19

    Analyze connections between physical geography and isolation from the world community which result in cultural and political instability.SS.G.19

  • 20

    Identify causes and draw conclusions about landless cultures.SS.G.20

  • 21

    Compare and contrast standards of living in poverty-stricken areas with advanced societies (e.g., basic needs, education, economic opportunities, and technological advances).SS.G.21

  • 22

    Utilize various geographic information systems to gain insight into people and their place in the world.SS.G.22

Application

  • 23

    Career options.SS.G.23

    1. 1

      Identify careers in geography.SS.G.23.1

    2. 2

      Identify resources to help select geography programs for further study.SS.G.23.2

  • 24

    Educational requirements.SS.G.24

    1. 1

      Identify degree requirements for geographers and geography-related careers.SS.G.24.1

    2. 2

      Identify resources to help select geography programs for further study.SS.G.24.2

  • 25

    Vocational applications of geography.SS.G.25

    1. 1

      Discuss ways in which geography addresses domestic and global issues.SS.G.25.1

    2. 2

      Identify careers in geography that have evolved as a result of domestic and global issues.SS.G.25.2

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Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12

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