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Standard 3.0 Geography
Students will use geographic concepts and processes to understand location and its relationship to human activities.
Topic
A. Using Geographic Tools
Indicator
- 1. Use geographic tools to locate and describe places on Earth
Objectives
- Locate the continents and oceans using maps and a globe
- Use photographs and pictures to describe a place
- Identify a place using bird's eye view
- Define map elements as parts of a map that make it easy to use
- Describe where places are located on a map using relative distance and direction, such as near-far, above-below and cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west)
Topic
B. Geographic Characteristics of Places and Regions
Indicator
- 1. Describe places in the environment using geographic characteristics
Objectives
- Identify and describe physical characteristics of a place (physical features, climate, vegetation and animal life)
- Identify human characteristics of a place (human-made features, language, political system, how people make a living)
- Describe places by how people make a living and where they live
Topic
C. Movement of People, Goods and Ideas
Indicator
- 1. Explain how transportation and communication link people and places by the movement of goods, messages, and people
Objectives
- Identify how transportation links people and goods between places
- Explain how communication links people and messages between places
Topic
D. Modifying and Adapting to the Environment
Indicator
- 1. Explain how people modify, protect, and adapt to their environment
Objectives
- Describe how people in a community modify their environment to meet changing needs for shelter, such as clearing land for a housing community
- Describe why and how people protect the environment
- Explain how people adapt to changes in the environment, such as using less water in the drought
Date: 6/20/2006
