4: Geography The goal of the geography strand is to provide an understanding of the 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 World In Spatial Terms continued The spatial perspective and associated geographic tools are used to organize and interpret information about people, places and environments. Mastery of these tools enables students to better understand information and make decisions that affect the future. Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: 7 7 Locate physical and Locate physical and features in using maps, human features using illustrations, or images: maps, illustrations, a. physical (e.g., , images, or globes: Mogollon Rim, , , ) a. physical (i.e., continents, four oceans, b. human (e.g., , , , , Prescott, river, lake, mountain, Hoover Dam, Roosevelt range, coast, sea, gulf, bay, strait, Dam) desert, peninsula) b. (i.e., equator, Northern and Southern Hemispheres, North and South Poles, city, state, roads, country, railroads)
4: Geography The goal of the geography strand is to provide an understanding of the 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 World In Spatial Terms continued The spatial perspective and associated geographic tools are used to organize and interpret information about people, places and environments. Mastery of these tools enables students to better understand information and make decisions that affect the future. Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: Performance Objectives: 7 Locate physical and human features using maps, illustrations, images, or globes: a. physical (i.e., continents, four oceans, river, lake, mountain, range, coast, sea, desert, gulf, bay, strait, peninsula) b. (i.e., equator, Northern and Southern Hemispheres, North and South Poles, city, state, country, roads, railroads) 7 Locate physical and features in using maps, illustrations, or images: a. physical (e.g., , Mogollon Rim, , , ) b. human (e.g., , , , , Prescott, Hoover Dam, Roosevelt Dam)
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