STANDARD WHI.1b The student will demonstrate skills for historical thinking, geographical analysis, economic decision making, and responsible citizenship by b) using geographic information to determine patterns and trends to understand world history; Essential Understandings Experiences may include but are not limited to the following: Analyzing and interpreting involves identifying the Use a variety of sources, such as the following: important elements of geographic sources in order to GIS (Geographic Information Systems) make inferences and generalizations and draw Field work conclusions. Satellite images Photographs Knowledge of geography and application of geographic Maps, globes skills enable us to understand relationships between Charts and graphs people, their behavior, places, and the environment for Databases problem solving and historical understanding. Primary sources Diagrams The physical geography of a location had a direct impact Select an ancient civilization and analyze the relationship between its physical and human geography. on the lives of people in world history and how they Create a physical map of a specific region or location (e.g., Fertile Crescent). Gather and analyze adapted to their environment. geographic information to determine patterns and trends related to the movement of population, products, resources, ideas, and language. Five Themes of Geography Examine maps of a specific region or location before and after a major conflict to discuss how the Location: Defined according to its position on the conflict impacted the social, political, and economic landscapes of the region or location. surface; where is it? earth’s Use maps to explain how the location of resources influences patterns, trends and migration of a Place: Locations having distinctive features that population. give them meaning and character that differ from other locations; what is it like? Region: A unit on the earth's surface that has unifying characteristics; how are places similar or different? Movement: The way people, products, and information move from one place to another; how do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another? Human-Environment Interaction: The relationship between people and their environment; how do people relate to the physical world?
STANDARD WHI.1b The student will demonstrate skills for historical thinking, geographical analysis, economic decision making, and responsible citizenship by b) using geographic information to determine patterns and trends to understand world history; Essential Understandings Experiences may include but are not limited to the following: Analyzing and interpreting involves identifying the important elements of geographic sources in order to make inferences and generalizations and draw conclusions. Knowledge of geography and application of geographic skills enable us to understand relationships between people, their behavior, places, and the environment for problem solving and historical understanding. The physical geography of a location had a direct impact on the lives of people in world history and how they adapted to their environment. Five Themes of Geography Location: Defined according to its position on the earth’s surface; where is it? Place: Locations having distinctive features that give them meaning and character that differ from other locations; what is it like? Region: A unit on the earth's surface that has unifying characteristics; how are places similar or different? Movement: The way people, products, and information move from one place to another; how do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another? Human-Environment Interaction: The relationship between people and their environment; how do people relate to the physical world? Use a variety of sources, such as the following: GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Field work Satellite images Photographs Maps, globes Charts and graphs Databases Primary sources Diagrams Select an ancient civilization and analyze the relationship between its physical and human geography. Create a physical map of a specific region or location (e.g., Fertile Crescent). Gather and analyze geographic information to determine patterns and trends related to the movement of population, products, resources, ideas, and language. Examine maps of a specific region or location before and after a major conflict to discuss how the conflict impacted the social, political, and economic landscapes of the region or location. Use maps to explain how the location of resources influences patterns, trends and migration of a population.
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