Strand / Topic: World Geography

• WG.1 Standard / Strand:

  The student will use maps, globes, photographs, and pictures in order to

  • WG.1a) Indicator / Standard:

    Obtain geographical information and apply the concepts of location, scale, and orientation;

  • WG.1b) Indicator / Standard:

    Develop and refine his or her mental maps of world regions;

  • WG.1c) Indicator / Standard:

    Create and compare political, physical, and thematic maps;

  • WG.1d) Indicator / Standard:

    Analyze and explain how different cultures develop different perspectives on the world and its problems;

  • WG.1e) Indicator / Standard:

    Recognize different map projections and explain the concept of distortion.

• WG.2 Standard / Strand:

  The student will analyze how selected physical and ecological processes shape the Earth's surface by

  • WG.2a) Indicator / Standard:

    Identifying regional climatic patterns and weather phenomena and their effects on people and places;

  • WG.2b) Indicator / Standard:

    Describing how humans influence the environment and are influenced by it;

  • WG.2c) Indicator / Standard:

    Explaining how technology affects one's ability to modify the environment and adapt to it.

• WG.3 Standard / Strand:

  The student will apply the concept of a region by

  • WG.3a) Indicator / Standard:

    Explaining how characteristics of regions have led to regional labels;

  • WG.3b) Indicator / Standard:

    Explaining how regional landscapes reflect cultural characteristics of their inhabitants;

  • WG.3c) Indicator / Standard:

    Analyzing how cultural characteristics, including the world's major languages and religions, link or divide regions.

• WG.4 Standard / Strand: The student will locate and analyze physical, economic, and cultural characteristics of world regions

  Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, United States and Canada, North Africa and Southwest Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia and Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands, and Antarctica.

• WG.5 Standard / Strand:

  The student will compare and contrast the distribution, growth rates, and characteristics of human population in terms of settlement patterns and the location of natural and capital resources.

• WG.6 Standard / Strand:

  The student will analyze past and present trends in human migration and cultural interaction as they are influenced by social, economic, political, and environmental factors.

• WG.7 Standard / Strand:

  The student will identify natural, human, and capital resources and explain their significance by

  • WG.7a) Indicator / Standard:

    Showing patterns of economic activity and land use;

  • WG.7b) Indicator / Standard:

    Evaluating perspectives and consequences regarding the use of resources.

• WG.8 Standard / Strand:

  The student will distinguish between developed and developing countries and relate the level of economic development to the standard of living and quality of life.

• WG.9 Standard / Strand:

  The student will analyze the global patterns and networks of economic interdependence by

  • WG.9a) Indicator / Standard:

    Identifying criteria that influence economic activities;

  • WG.9b) Indicator / Standard:

    Explaining comparative advantage and its relationship to international trade;

  • WG.9c) Indicator / Standard:

    Describing ways that economic and social interactions have changed over time;

  • WG.9d) Indicator / Standard:

    Describing and evaluating the formation of economic unions.

• WG.10 Standard / Strand:

  The student will analyze how the forces of conflict and cooperation affect the division and control of the Earth's surface by

  • WG.10a) Indicator / Standard:

    Explaining and analyzing reasons for the different spatial divisions at the local and regional levels;

  • WG.10b) Indicator / Standard:

    Explaining and analyzing the different spatial divisions at the national and international levels;

  • WG.10c) Indicator / Standard:

    Analyzing ways cooperation occurs to solve problems and settle disputes.

• WG.11 Standard / Strand:

  The student will analyze the patterns of urban development by

  • WG.11a) Indicator / Standard:

    Applying the concepts of site and situation to major cities in each region;

  • WG.11b) Indicator / Standard:

    Explaining how the functions of towns and cities have changed over time;

  • WG.11c) Indicator / Standard:

    Describing the unique influence of urban areas and some challenges they face.

• WG.12 Standard / Strand:

  The student will apply geography to interpret the past, understand the present, and plan for the future by

  • WG.12a) Indicator / Standard:

    Using geographic knowledge, skills, and perspectives to analyze problems and make decisions;

  • WG.12b) Indicator / Standard:

    Relating current events to the physical and human characteristics of places and regions.