Course: World Geography
1		Topic: Landforms Climate zones Vegetation zones Standard: Identifies the physical characteristics of geographic patterns (e.g., deserts, plains, and mountains).
2		Topic: Regions/Area Studies Standard: Explains why regions are basic units of geographic study. (One semester: North America; Central and South America; Europe; and Central Eurasia).

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Topic: Regions/Area Studies Standard: Explains why regions are basic units of geographic study. (One semester: Middle East and North Africa; Africa South of the Sahara; South Asia; and East Asia).

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Topic: Physical Geography Cultural Geography Standard: Explains how regions may be defined by cultural or physical features or by combination of both.

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Topic: Absolute Location Relative location Standard: Defines absolute and relative location and differentiates between them.

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Topic: Absolute Location Standard: Uses a grid system to locate specific places on local, state, national, and world maps and on globes.

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Topic: Location Place Standard: Uses map keys and legends to correctly interpret resource, product, historical, physical, political and economic maps.

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Standard: Differentiates between physical and cultural features on the earth's surface.

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Standard: Draws conclusions based on multiple pieces of information included on a map.

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Topic: Location Place Standard: Uses maps and globes to explain geographical settings of historic and current events.

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Topic: Region Standard: Makes generalizations about human activities in a geographic region using map information.

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Topic: Location Place Standard: Explains how location influences activities and processes that occur in different places.

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Topic: Location Place Interdependence Standard: Explains how knowledge of locations and their characteristics is a key factor in understanding human interdependence.

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Topic: Relationships within Places Standard: Describes several ways in which people inhabit, modify and adapt culturally to different physical environments.

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Topic: Relationships within Places Standard: Describes how people use natural environments to extract needed resources, to grow crops and to create settlements.

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Topic: Relationships within Places Standard: Describes how the human ability to modify physical environments and create cultural landscapes has increased in scope and intensity through the use of technology.

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Topic: Physical Characteristics Standard: Identifies the physical characteristics of a place. - land forms - climates, and - vegetation.

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Topic: Physical Characteristics Standard: Uses physical characteristics to describe regions. North America: river systems, mountain ranges, plains (prairies), climates, and natural resources.

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Topic: Physical Characteristics Standard: Uses physical characteristics to describe regions. Central and South America: isthmus, mountain ranges, river systems, plains (llanos, pampas), rainforest, and natural resources.

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Topic: Physical Characteristics Standard: Uses physical characteristics to describe regions (e.g., Europe , which may include Eastern Europe: climate zones, mountain ranges, Great European Plain, peninsulas, river systems, and natural resources).

21		Topic: Physical Characteristics Ecology Standard: Uses physical characteristics to describe regions (e.g., Central Eurasia, which may include Eastern Europe: plains; steppes; tundra; taiga; deserts; river systems; mountain systems; natural resources; and ecological degradation).
22		Topic: Cultural Characteristics Standard: Identifies the cultural characteristics of a region (e.g., Central Eurasia: Slavic; Turkic languages; Orthodox Christianity; Islam; Russian Empire; Soviet Empire; communism; modernization;, and nationalism).

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Topic: Physical Characteristics Standard: Uses physical characteristics to describe regions (e.g., Middle East (Southwest Asia) and North Africa: "the desert world," rivers, seas, mountain systems, and resources).

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Topic: Physical Characteristics Standard: Uses physical characteristics to describe regions (e.g., Africa, South of the Sahara: sahel, savannah, rainforest, plateau, river systems, Great Rift Valley, and resources).

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Topic: Physical Characteristics Standard: Uses physical characteristics to describe regions (e.g., South Asia: Himalayas, subcontinent, plateau, peninsula, river systems, monsoons, and natural resources).

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Topic: Physical Characteristics Relative Location Standard: Uses physical characteristics to describe regions (e.g., East Asia: Gobi, river systems, North China Plain, island, island nations, peninsula, mountain systems, relative location, and isolation).

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Topic: Cultural Characteristics Standard: Identifies the cultural characteristics of a place - linguistic patterns - religious patterns - political system - economic system, and - historical development.

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Topic: Cultural Characteristics Standard: Identifies the cultural characteristics of a region (e.g., North America: Anglo-America, French Quebec, Christianity, federal systems, democracies, the Commonwealth, republic, developed economies, and post-industrial economies).

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Topic: Cultural Characteristics Standard: Identifies the cultural characteristics of a region (e.g., Central and South America: Latin America, Roman Catholic Christianity, coup d'etat, revolutions, juntas, developing countries (LDCs), latifundism, and peonage).

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Topic: Cultural Characteristics Standard: Identifies the cultural characteristics of a region (e.g., Europe: Romance, Germanic, Slavic languages; three branches of Christianity; Industrial Revolution; economic development; 20th century wars; Cold War; and European Union)

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Topic: Cultural Characteristics Standard: Identifies the cultural characteristics of a region (e.g., Middle East and North Africa: "the Arab world;" birthplace of three monotheistic religions including Islam and Judaism (Christianity studied with Europe or the Americas); Ottoman Empire; League of Nations mandates; Zionism, conflicting nationalisms; Arab-Israeli Wars; Iranian Revolution; Gulf War; oil-rich developing countries; and oil cartel).

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Topic: Cultural Characteristics Standard: Identifies the cultural characteristics of a region (e.g., Africa South of the Sahara: diversity of languages, "Francophone Africa," "Anglophone Africa;" (relates to theme of movement); indigenous religions, Islam, Christianity; Medieval kingdoms and empires; slave trade (relates to theme of movement, "the Columbian Exchange"); European imperialism; 20th century nationalism; political maps; ethnic conflict; developing countries , "Third World," and "Fourth World").

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Topic: Cultural Characteristics Standard: Identifies the cultural characteristics of a region (e.g., South Asia: diversity of languages, Hinduism, Buddhism, the "Indianization of South Asia," Islam, European imperialism, nationalism, partition of India, ethnic conflict, and developing countries).

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Topic: Cultural Characteristics Standard: Identifies the cultural characteristics of a region (e.g., East Asia: literacy using Chinese characters, Confucianism, Buddhism, China's dynastic cycles, 20th century revolutions, communism, modernization, the "opening" of Japan, Japan's role in the 20th century, "Pacific Rim," and newly industrialized countries (NICs)).

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Standard: Gives examples of how humans view a single place from many perspectives - cultural center - source of an important resource - political trouble spot, and - rural/urban/metropolitan areas.

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Standard: Describes ways in which people move themselves, their products and their ideas across Earth, using spatial interaction and diffusion concepts.

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Standard: Explains why there are few places that are self-sufficient, and that networks of transportation and communications are needed.

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Standard: Describes how changes in transportation and communication technology influence the rates at which people, goods and ideas move from place to place.

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Standard: Explains how movements can be planned and organized to save energy, reduce travel time and conserve resources.

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Standard: Uses the basic elements of maps and globes to obtain information: -title, legend -scale, grid, parallels and meridians, and -projection.

41		Standard: Interprets aerial photographs.
42		Standard: Uses map grids to plot absolute location.

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Standard: Uses special purpose (thematic) maps.

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Standard: Determines appropriate map, globe, or chart to illustrate a data set.

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Standard: Transforms primary data into maps, charts, and graphs.

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Standard: Uses geography technology, geographic information systems (GIS) and satellite-produced imaging.

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Standard: Constructs mental maps (maps drawn from memory to answer geographic questions) -to identify the ways in which mental maps influence decisions about location, settlement and public policy, and -to identify common factors that affect the development of spatial understandings and preferences by comparing mental maps of individuals.

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Standard: Describes the differing characteristics of settlements, including cities in developing and developed countries.

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Standard: Explains the location, size and function of cities in a nation's economy.

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Standard: Analyzes the internal structure and growth of cities using maps, graphs and charts.

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Standard: Explains how the role and function of a city changes with size.