Grade Eight Social Studies

Essential Learner Outcomes

SO.8.3.2.6.8 - Describe how the physical and environmental features of Australia/Oceania affect human activity and settlement, including how the human populations have adapted to and changed the landscape differently over time.

SO.8.3.3.5.8 - Describe the locations of human populations and the cultural characteristics of Australia/Oceania.

SO.8.3.3.5.1 - Describe the locations of human populations and the cultural characteristics of the United States and Canada.

SO.8.3.3.6.1 - Describe how the physical and environmental features of the United States and Canada affect human activity and settlement.

SO.8.3.3.5.2 - Describe the locations of human populations and the cultural characteristics of Latin America, including how the contemporary pattern of cities resulted from a combination of pre-European contract, colonial, and industrial urban societies.

SO.8.3.3.6.2 - Describe how the physical and environmental features of Latin America affect human activity and settlement.

SO.8.3.3.5.2 - Describe the locations of human populations and the cultural characteristics of Europe and Russia, including the role of migration pattern, and the impact of aging population and other effects of demographic transition.

SO.8.3.3.6.3 - Describe how the physical and environmental features of Europe and Russia affect human activity and settlement.

SO.8.3.3.5.4 - Describe the locations of human populations and the cultural characteristics of Southwest Asia and North Africa.

SO.8.3.3.6.4 - Describe how the physical and environmental features of Southwest Asia and North Africa affect human activity and settlement.

SO.8.3.3.5.7 - Describe the locations of human populations and the cultural characteristics of Africa South of the Sahara, including the causes and effects of the demographic transition since 1945.

SO.8.3.3.6.7 - Describe how the physical and environmental features of Africa South of the Sahara affect human activity and settlement.

SO.8.3.3.5.6 - Describe the locations of human populations and the cultural characteristics of South Asia and Central Asia, including causes for the differences in population density in the region, and implications of population growth in South Asia on the future world population.

SO.8.3.3.6.6 - Describe how the physical and environmental features of South Asia and Central Asia affect human activity and settlement.

SO.8.3.3.5.5 - Describe the locations of human populations and the cultural characteristics of East Asia and Southeast Asia, including how the demographic transition has influenced the region's population, economy and culture.

SO.8.3.3.6.5 - Describe how the physical and environmental features of East Asia and Southeast Asia affect human activity and settlement.

8.4.3.14.3 - Describe varieties of religious beliefs and practices in the contemporary world including Shamanism/Animism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.