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7.1 Basic Geographic Literacy
Geographic Tools
Use geographic tools (maps,
globes, atlases, GPS, aerial
photographs) to organize and
interpret information about
people, places and
environment.
Describe and locate places and
regions as defined by physical
and human features in the
Locations of Places and Eastern Hemisphere. Define
time zones and their impact.
Regions
Use and create a variety of
maps (political, relief,
population, etc.) to organize
and interpret information
about people, places and
environment.
Compare the advantages of
certain types of maps to
analyze data and patterns. Use
geographic tools to interpret
information about people,
places and environment. Use a
map scale.
Explain and illustrate how
geographic tools are used to
organize and interpret
information to reach a
decision.
Describe and locate places in
the Western Hemisphere as
defined by physical and human
features. Define population
density and its impact.
Describe the physical and
human features of historically
important place in the United
States.
Explain why the location of
certain places and regions
caused them to have historical
significance.
7.2 Physical Characteristics of Places and Regions
Locate the major waterways
and landforms of the Eastern
Hemisphere. Describe the
physical characteristics of the
Physical Characteristics Eastern Hemisphere.
Physical Processes
Identify the basic physical
processes that affect the
physical characteristics of
places and regions.
Define the physical
Locate the major waterways
characteristics of a region and
and landforms of the Western
explain how those
Hemisphere. Describe the
Analyze the differences in the characteristics were valued
physical characteristics of the physical characteristics of two differently depending on the
Western Hemisphere.
regions in the United States.
time period .
Cite examples of how changes
in physical features due to
physical processes have
changed the lives of people in
the region.
Explain how people can impact
the level of change created on Explain the physical processes
the environment through
that shape patterns on Earth's
physical processes.
surface.
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Demonstrate an understanding
of the demographics of
population shifts and reasons
for variations in population
distribution. Describe the
human characteristics of places
and regions.
Cite historical examples of
human population shifts due to
war and disaster. Explain the
human characteristics of places
and regions.
7.3 Human Characteristics of Places and Regions
Identify the human
characteristics of the Eastern
Hemisphere /Ancient World
using the following criteria:
population, culture, economic
activities, and forms of
government.
Describe the human
characteristics of the Western
Hemisphere using the
following criteria: population,
settlement, economic
activities, and forms of
government.
Identify how the weather,
natural disasters, `and natural
resources can impact people in
the regions of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
Explain the effects of land and
water formation on migration,
settlement, trade routes and
transportation.
Human Characteristics
7.4 Interactions between People and the Environment
Impact of People on
Physical Systems
Describe and explain the
effects of the physical systems
on people within the 19th
century.
Describe and explain the
effects of people on the
Identify ways that people have Identify ways that people have physical systems within
changed the geography of the changed the geography of the regions, with a focus on natural
Eastern Hemisphere.
Western Hemisphere.
resources.
People are God's
Stewards of the Earth
Using the Book of Psalms,
Using Romans 8:18, analyze explain the relationship
the relationship between
between God and the
creation and people.
environment.
Impact of Physical
Systems on People
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Illustrate the effects of the
physical systems on people
within the 20th century.
Describe and explain the
effects of people on the
physical systems within
regions, with a focus on the
environment.
Define the solidarity
Using the Catechism, explain between all creatures as a
the teachings of the Church result of all having the same
on the environment.
creator.