Geography

7th grade

1. The student uses maps, charts, and other geographic tools to understand the spatial arrangement of people, resources, and environment on Earth's surface.

• 1.1 Understands and interprets a variety of maps
  • Physical
  • Political
  • Population
  • Climate
  • Vegetation
  • Other special purpose maps
• 1.2 Demonstrates skill in using geographic tools including
  • Latitude and longitude
  • Scale
  • Direction
  • Symbols
  • Atlas
  • Map projections
• 1.3 Understands how the Earth's rotation and revolution are basic to world patterns including
  • Climate and vegetation patterns
  • Seasons
  • Time zones
  • Ocean currents
• 1.4 Uses, interprets, and develops
  • Graphs
  • Diagrams
  • Tables
  • Other visuals

2. The student understands the complex physical and human characteristics of places and regions.

• 2.1 Describes a place in terms of basic characteristics using the following five themes of geography
  • What is the location of a place?
  • What is the character (both physical and human) of a place?
  • How do people react to the natural environment of a place?
  • How do people's goods and ideas move between places?
  • How are places similar to, and different from other places?

3. The student observes and analyzes the interaction between people, the environment, and culture.

• 3.1 Understands interdependence of places in the world today
  • Trade
  • Resources
  • Economy
  • Technology
  • Impact on the environment
• 3.2 Observes and analyzes the interaction between cultures, and their influence on one another
• 3.3 Applies the concepts of cultural interaction to the study of selected regions of the world, such as:
  • United States/ Canada
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Africa
  • Central and South America