SPATIAL THINKING AND SKILLS
4. Globes and other geographic tools can be used to gather, process and report information about people, places and environments. Cartographers decide which information to include in maps.
5. Latitude and longitude can be used to make observations about location and generalizations about climate.
5. Latitude and longitude can be used to make observations about location and generalizations about climate.
PLACES AND REGIONS
6. Regions can be determined using various criteria (e.g., landform, climate, population, cultural or economic).
HUMAN SYSTEMS
7. Variations among physical environments within the Western Hemisphere influence human activities. Human activities also alter the physical environment.
8. American Indians developed unique cultures with many different ways of life. American Indian tribes and nations can be classified into cultural groups based on geographic and cultural similarities.
9. Political, environmental, social and economic factors cause people, products and ideas to move from place to place in the Western Hemisphere today.
10. The Western Hemisphere is culturally diverse due to American Indian, European, Asian and African influences and interactions, as evidenced by artistic expression, language, religion and food.
8. American Indians developed unique cultures with many different ways of life. American Indian tribes and nations can be classified into cultural groups based on geographic and cultural similarities.
9. Political, environmental, social and economic factors cause people, products and ideas to move from place to place in the Western Hemisphere today.
10. The Western Hemisphere is culturally diverse due to American Indian, European, Asian and African influences and interactions, as evidenced by artistic expression, language, religion and food.