Units (T.E.K.S.)

Unit 1 : Thinking Like a Geographer

6.3A identify and explain the geographic factors responsible for patterns of population in places and regions6.13A identify and describe common traits that define cultures6.14A identify institutions basic to all societies, including government, economic, educational, and religious institutions6.15A identify and describe means of cultural diffusion such as trade, travel, and war6.19A differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about various world cultures6.19B analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions6.19C organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps6.19D identify different points of view about an issue or current topic6.20A answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other people, places, and environments? Using latitude and longitude, where is it located?6.20B pose and answer questions about geographic distributions and patterns for various world regions and countries shown on maps, graphs, and charts6.20D create and interpret regional sketch maps, thematic maps, graphs, and charts depicting aspects such as population, disease, and economic activities of various world regions and countries6.21A use social studies terminology correctly6.21B incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication based on research6.21C express ideas orally based on research and experiences6.21D create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies based on research6.21E use effective written communication skills, including proper citations to avoid plagiarism

Unit 2 : Citizenship Around the World

6.2A identify and describe the historical influence of individuals or groups on various contemporary societies6.2B describe the social, political, economic, and cultural contributions of individuals and groups from various societies, past and present6.9A describe and compare examples of limited and unlimited governments such as constitutional (limited) and totalitarian (unlimited)6.10B compare ways in which various societies such as China, Germany, India, and Russia organize government and how they function6.11B explain how opportunities for citizens to participate in and influence the political process vary among various contemporary societies6.12B explain relationships among rights, responsibilities, and duties in societies with representative governments6.14C analyze the efforts and activities institutions use to sustain themselves over time6.19A differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about various world cultures6.19B analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions6.19C organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps6.19D identify different points of view about an issue or current topic6.21A use social studies terminology correctly6.21B incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication based on research6.21C express ideas orally based on research and experiences6.21D create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies based on research6.21E use effective written communication skills, including proper citations to avoid plagiarism

Unit 3 : U.S. and Canada & Having a Voice

Unit 4 : Latin America: Events of the Past Shaping the Present

6.1A trace characteristics of various contemporary societies in regions that resulted from historical events or factors such as colonization, immigration, and trade6.3B explain ways in which human migration influences the character of places and regions6.3C identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions6.3D identify the location of major world countries for each of the world regions6.4B identify geographic factors such as location, physical features, transportation corridors and barriers, and distribution of natural resources that influence a society's political relationships6.5C identify and analyze ways people have modified the physical environment such as mining, irrigation, and transportation infrastructure6.7B compare and contrast free enterprise, socialist, and communist economies in various contemporary societies, including the benefits of the U.S. free enterprise system6.15C analyze the impact of improved communication technology among cultures6.15D identify the impact of cultural diffusion on individuals and world societies6.16B describe ways in which contemporary expressions of culture have been influenced by the past6.16C identify examples of art, music, and literature that convey universal themes such as religion, justice, and the passage of time6.18B explain how resources, belief systems, economic factors, and political decisions affect the use of technology6.19A differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about various world cultures6.19B analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions6.19C organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps6.19D identify different points of view about an issue or current topic6.20A answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other people, places, and environments? Using latitude and longitude, where is it located?6.20C compare various world regions and countries using data from maps, graphs, and charts6.21A use social studies terminology correctly6.21B incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication based on research6.21C express ideas orally based on research and experiences6.21D create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies based on research6.21E use effective written communication skills, including proper citations to avoid plagiarism6.22 use problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others; use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

Unit 5 : Europe: Unifying Many Cultures

6.1A trace characteristics of various contemporary societies in regions that resulted from historical events or factors such as colonization, immigration, and trade6.3C identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions6.3D identify the location of major world countries for each of the world regions6.4A explain the geographic factors responsible for the location of economic activities in places and regions.6.7A compare ways in which various societies organize the production and distribution of goods and services6.8A define and give examples of agricultural, retail, manufacturing (goods), and service industries6.8B describe levels of economic development of various societies using indicators such as life expectancy, gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, and literacy6.16A explain the relationships that exist between societies and their architecture, art, music, and literature6.19A differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about various world cultures6.19B analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions6.19C organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps6.19D identify different points of view about an issue or current topic6.20A answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other people, places, and environments? Using latitude and longitude, where is it located?6.20C compare various world regions and countries using data from maps, graphs, and charts6.21A use social studies terminology correctly6.21B incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication based on research6.21C express ideas orally based on research and experiences6.21D create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies based on research6.21E use effective written communication skills, including proper citations to avoid plagiarism6.22 use problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others; use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

Unit 6 : Middle East : Resources and Religion Defining a Region

6.1B analyze the historical background of various contemporary societies to evaluate relationships between past conflicts and current conditions6.3C identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and region6.4A explain the geographic factors responsible for the location of economic activities in places and regions6.4B identify geographic factors such as location, physical features, transportation corridors and barriers, and distribution of natural resources that influence a society's political relationships6.5C identify and analyze ways people have modified the physical environment such as mining, irrigation, and transportation infrastructure6.6A describe ways in which the factors of production (natural resources, labor, capital, and entrepreneurs) influence the economies of various contemporary societies6.6B identify problems and issues that may arise when one or more of the factors of production is in relatively short supply6.6C explain the impact of the distribution of resources on international trade and economic interdependence among and within societies6.13D identify and explain examples of conflict and cooperation between and among cultures6.14B compare characteristics of institutions in various contemporary societies6.14C analyze the efforts and activities institutions use to sustain themselves over time6.16A explain the relationships that exist between societies and their architecture, art, music, and literature6.17A explain the relationship among religious ideas, philosophical ideas, and cultures6.17B explain the significance of religious holidays and observances such as Christmas, Easter, Ramadan, the annual hajj, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, . . . in various contemporary societies6.18B explain how resources, belief systems, economic factors, and political decisions affect the use of technology6.19A differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about various world cultures6.19B analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions6.19C organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps6.19D identify different points of view about an issue or current topic6.20B pose and answer questions about geographic distributions and patterns for various world regions and countries shown on maps, graphs, and charts6.20C compare various world regions and countries using data from maps, graphs, and charts6.21A use social studies terminology correctly6.21B incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication based on research6.21C express ideas orally based on research and experiences6.21D create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies based on research6.21E use effective written communication skills, including proper citations to avoid plagiarism6.22 use problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others; use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

Unit 7 : Sub-Saharan Africa: Imperialism to Independence

6.1B analyze the historical background of various contemporary societies to evaluate relationships between past conflicts and current conditions6.3C identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions6.20D create thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases depicting aspects such as population, disease, and economic activities of various world regions and countries6.3D identify the location of major world countries for each of the world regions6.6A describe ways in which the factors of production (natural resources, labor, capital, and entrepreneurs) influence the economies of various contemporary societies6.8B describe levels of economic development of various societies using indicators such as life expectancy, gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, and literacy6.9C identify and describe examples of human rights abuses by limited or unlimited governments such as the oppression of religious, ethnic, and political groups.6.16A explain the relationships that exist between societies and their architecture, art, music, and literature6.19A differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about various world cultures6.19B analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions6.19C organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps6.19D identify different points of view about an issue or current topic6.20A answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other people, places, and environments? Using latitude and longitude, where is it located?6.20C compare various world regions and countries using data from maps, graphs, and charts6.21A use social studies terminology correctly6.21B incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication based on research6.21C express ideas orally based on research and experiences6.21D create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies based on research6.21E use effective written communication skills, including proper citations to avoid plagiarism6.22 use problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others; use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

Unit 8 : Australia: Life Down Under

6.1A trace characteristics of various contemporary societies in regions that resulted from historical events or factors such as colonization, immigration, and trade6.3A identify and explain the geographic factors responsible for patterns of population in places and regions6.3B explain ways in which human migration influences the character of places and regions6.3C identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions6.3D identify the location of major world countries for each of the world regions6.4A explain the geographic factors responsible for the location of economic activities in places and regions6.19A differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about various world cultures6.19B analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions6.19C organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps6.19D identify different points of view about an issue or current topic6.20A answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other people, places, and environments? Using latitude and longitude, where is it located?6.21A use social studies terminology correctly6.21B incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication based on research6.21C express ideas orally based on research and experiences6.21D create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies based on research6.21E use effective written communication skills, including proper citations to avoid plagiarism6.22 use problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others; use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

Unit 9 : South Asia: Influence of Time and Place

6.1A trace characteristics of various contemporary societies in regions that resulted from historical events or factors such as colonization, immigration, and trade6.3C identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions6.3D identify the location of major world countries for each of the world regions6.5B identify and analyze ways people have adapted to the physical environment in various places and regions6.6A describe ways in which the factors of production (natural resources, labor, capital, and entrepreneurs) influence the economies of various contemporary societies6.17B explain the significance of religious holidays and observances such as Christmas, Easter, Ramadan, the annual hajj, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Diwali, and Vaisakhi in various contemporary societies6.19A differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as oral, print, and visual material; and artifacts to acquire information about various world cultures6.19B analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions6.19C organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps6.19D identify different points of view about an issue or current topic6.20A answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other people, places, and environments? Using latitude and longitude, where is it located?6.21A use social studies terminology correctly6.21B incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication based on research6.21C express ideas orally based on research and experiences6.21D create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies based on research6.21E use effective written communication skills, including proper citations to avoid plagiarism6.22 use problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others; use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

Unit 10 : East Asia: Traditional Beliefs Building a Modern Society

6.1A trace characteristics of various contemporary societies in regions that resulted from historical events or factors such as colonization, immigration, and trade6.3A identify and explain the geographic factors responsible for patterns of population in places and regions6.3C identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions6.3D identify the location of major world countries for each of the world regions6.8A define and give examples of agricultural, retail, manufacturing (goods), and service industries6.15B identify and describe factors that influence cultural change such as improvements in communication, transportation, and economic development6.18B explain how resources, belief systems, economic factors, and political decisions affect the use of technology6.20A answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other people, places, and environments? Using latitude and longitude, where is it located?6.20C compare various world regions and countries using data from maps, graphs, and charts6.20D create thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases depicting aspects such as population, disease, and economic activities of various world regions and countries6.21A use social studies terminology correctly6.21B incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication based on research6.21C express ideas orally based on research and experiences6.21D create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies based on research6.21E use effective written communication skills, including proper citations to avoid plagiarism6.22 use problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others; use problem-solving and decision-making processes to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

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