Strand 4: Geography The goal of the geography strand is to provide an understanding of the human and physical characteristics of the Earth’s places and regions and how people of different cultural backgrounds interact with their environment. Geographic reasoning is a way of studying human and natural features within a spatial perspective. Through the study of geography, students will be able to understand local, national, regional, and global issues. Students will interpret the arrangement and interactions of human and physical systems on the surface of the Earth. As these patterns have changed over time and are important to governments and economies, geographic reasoning will enhance students’ understanding of history civics, and economics. continued Concept 4: Human Systems Human cultures, their nature, and distribution affect societies and the Earth. Grade 4 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: 6 Describe elements 6 Describe the 6 Describe the aspects of of culture in areas distributions and culture (e.g., literacy, studied (e.g., patterns of cultural occupations, clothing, Mexico, Central and characteristics (e.g., property rights) related South America). religions, language, to beliefs and standards of living) understandings that over time. influence the economic, social, and political activities of men and women. 7 Describe the factors 7 Describe how changes in (e.g., nearness to technology, transportation routes, transportation, markets, raw communication, and materials, labor force) resources affect that influence the economic development. location, distribution and interrelationships of economic activities in different places and world regions. 8 Explain how cooperation and conflict contribute to
Strand 4: Geography The goal of the geography strand is to provide an understanding of the human and physical characteristics of the Earth’s places and regions and how people of different cultural backgrounds interact with their environment. Geographic reasoning is a way of studying human and natural features within a spatial perspective. Through the study of geography, students will be able to understand local, national, regional, and global issues. Students will interpret the arrangement and interactions of human and physical systems on the surface of the Earth. As these patterns have changed over time and are important to governments and economies, geographic reasoning will enhance students’ understanding of history civics, and economics. Concept 4: Human Systems continued Human cultures, their nature, and distribution affect societies and the Earth. Grade 4 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: 6 Describe elements of culture in areas studied (e.g., Mexico, Central and South America). 6 Describe the distributions and patterns of cultural characteristics (e.g., religions, language, standards of living) over time. 6 Describe the aspects of culture (e.g., literacy, occupations, clothing, property rights) related to beliefs and understandings that influence the economic, social, and political activities of men and women. 7 Describe the factors (e.g., nearness to transportation routes, markets, raw materials, labor force) that influence the location, distribution and interrelationships of economic activities in different places and world regions. 7 Describe how changes in technology, transportation, communication, and resources affect economic development. 8 Explain how cooperation and conflict contribute to
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