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 1: The in Spatial Terms continued The spatial perspective and associated geographic tools are used to organize and interpret information about people, places and environments. Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: 5 5 Identify each on 5 Interpret thematic 5 Interpret thematic 5 Describe Interpret thematic characteristics of a U.S. map maps, graphs, charts, maps, graphs, charts, maps, graphs, charts, human and physical and databases and databases and databases depicting features: depicting various depicting various various aspects of the a. physical (i.e., aspects of regions. aspects of the United United States and world lake, (Apply to regions States and world regions. (Apply to mountain, studied). regions. (Apply to regions studied.) range, coast, sea, regions studied.) desert, gulf, bay, strait, plain, valley, volcanoes, isthmus, canyon, plateau, mesa, oasis, dunes) b. (i.e., four equator, hemispheres, city, state, country, harbor, dams, territory, county) 6 Locate physical and 6 Construct maps, human features charts, and graphs using maps, to display illustrations, images, geographic or globes: information.
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 1: The in Spatial Terms continued The spatial perspective and associated geographic tools are used to organize and interpret information about people, places and environments. Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: 5 Describe characteristics of human and physical features: a. physical (i.e., lake, mountain, range, coast, sea, desert, gulf, bay, strait, plain, valley, volcanoes, isthmus, canyon, plateau, mesa, oasis, dunes) b. (i.e., equator, four hemispheres, city, state, country, harbor, dams, territory, county) 5 Identify each on a U.S. map 5 Interpret thematic maps, graphs, charts, and databases depicting various aspects of regions. (Apply to regions studied). 5 Interpret thematic maps, graphs, charts, and databases depicting various aspects of the United States and world regions. (Apply to regions studied.) 5 Interpret thematic maps, graphs, charts, and databases depicting various aspects of the United States and world regions. (Apply to regions studied.) 6 Locate physical and human features using maps, illustrations, images, or globes: 6 Construct maps, charts, and graphs to display geographic information.
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