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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
- Identify the purpose and use of a globe and a variety of maps and atlases, such as school maps, neighborhood maps and simple atlases
- Identify and use map elements, such as title, compass rose, simple grid system, legend/key, date, and author to interpret a map
- Identify the equator, poles, seven continents, four oceans, and countries on a map and globe
- Describe a place using bird's eye view, and satellite images, photographs, and pictures
Topic
B. Geographic Characteristics of Places and Regions
Indicator
- 1. Classify places and regions in an environment using geographic characteristics
Objectives
- Identify natural/physical features and human-made features using maps and photographs
- Describe and classify regions using climate, vegetation, animal life, and natural/physical features
- Classify places as rural and urban
- Describe how geographic characteristics determine choices, such as climate guides decisions about food, clothing, and shelter
Topic
C. Movement of People, Goods and Ideas
Indicator
- 1. Explain how transportation and communication link places by the movement of people, goods, and ideas
Objectives
- Compare types of transportation used to move goods and people today and long ago
- Compare ways people communicate ideas today and long ago
Topic
D. Modifying and Adapting to the Environment
Indicator
- 1. Explain how people modify, protect, and adapt to their environment
Objectives
- Describe ways, such as clearing trees and farming land, that people modify their environment and the impact of those modifications
- Describe how and why people protect or fail to protect the environment
- Explain how people adapt to changes in the environment
Date: 6/20/2006
