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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. Identify and describe how a globe and maps can be used to help people locate places
Objectives
- Describe a globe as a model of Earth showing land and water
- Describe how maps are models showing physical features and/or human features of places
- Identify a location by using terms such as near-far, above-below, and here-there
- Identify pictures and photographs that represent places on a map such as a playground and a fire station
Topic
B. Geographic Characteristics of Places and Regions
Indicator
- 1. Describe places in the immediate environment using natural/physical and human-made features
Objectives
- Recognize physical features as landforms and bodies of water using photographs and pictures
- Identify land forms, such as mountains and hills, and bodies of water, such as oceans, rivers, and streams
- Using photographs and pictures, recognize human-made features as modifications people have made to the land
- Identify human-made features, such as buildings, sidewalks, streets, and bridges
Topic
C. Movement of People, Goods and Ideas
Indicator
- 1. Describe how transportation and communication link people and places
Objectives
- Identify ways that people travel on land, water, and air
- Explain how transportation is used to move goods and people from place to place
- Identify ways that people communicate messages
Topic
D. Modifying and Adapting to the Environment
Indicator
- 1. Describe how people adapt to and modify their immediate environment
Objectives
- Identify ways people adapt to the environment, such as wearing clothing that is appropriate to the weather
- Identify ways that people change their environment to meet their needs, such as planting crops or cutting forests
Date: 6/20/2006
