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World geography Item Preview. EMBED for wordpress. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! B analyze political, economic, social, and demographic data to determine the level of development and standard of living in nations. The stud ent understands the types and patterns of settlement, the factors that affect where people settle, and processes of settlement development over time.
A locate settlements and observe patterns in the size and distribution of cities using maps, graphics, and other information; and. B explain the processes that have caused cities to grow such as location along transportation routes, availability of resources that have attracted settlers and economic activities, and continued access to other cities and resources. The student understands the growth, distribution, movement, and characteristics of world population. A construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to predict future growth trends;.
B explain the political, economic, social, and environmental factors that contribute to human migration such as how national and international migrations are shaped by push-and-pull factors and how physical geography affects the routes, flows, and destinations of migration;.
C describe trends in past world population growth and distribution; and. D develop and defend hypotheses on likely population patterns for the future. The student understands how people, places, and environments are connected and interdependent. A explain the interrelationships among physical and human processes that shape the geographic characteristics of places such as connections among economic development, urbanization, population growth, and environmental change;. B compare ways that humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the physical environment using local, state, national, and international human activities in a variety of cultural and technological contexts;.
D analyze statistical and other data to infer the effects of physical and human processes on patterns of settlement, population distribution, economic and political conditions, and resource distribution.
The student understands the concept of region as an area of Earth's surface with unifying geographic characteristics. A identify physical or human factors that constitute a region such as soils, climate, vegetation, language, trade network, river systems, and religion; and.
B identify the differences among formal, functional, and perceptual regions. The student understands the distribution and characteristics of economic systems throughout the world. A describe the characteristics of traditional, command, and market economies;.
B explain how traditional, command, and market economies operate in specific countries; and. C compare the ways people satisfy their basic needs through the production of goods and services such as subsistence agriculture versus market-oriented agriculture or cottage industries versus commercial industries.
The student understands the reasons for the location of economic activities primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary in different economic systems. A map the locations of different types of economic activities;. B identify factors affecting the location of different types of economic activities; and. C describe how changes in technology, transportation, and communication affect the location and patterns of economic activities. The student understands the economic importance of, and issues related to, the location and management of key natural resources.
A compare global trade patterns at different periods of time and develop hypotheses to explain changes that have occurred in world trade and the implications of these changes;. B analyze how the creation and distribution of resources affect the location and patterns of movement of products, capital, and people; and. C evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the use of resources such as regulations for water use or policies related to the development of scarce natural resources.
The student understands the characteristics of a variety of political units. A prepare maps that illustrate a variety of political entities such as city maps showing precincts, country maps showing states, or continental maps showing countries; and. B compare maps of voting patterns or political boundaries to make inferences about the distribution of political power. The student understands the geographic processes that influence political divisions, relationships, and policies.
A analyze current events to infer the physical and human processes that lead to the formation of boundaries and other political divisions;. B explain how forces of conflict and cooperation influence the allocation of control of Earth's surface such as the formation of congressional voting districts or free trade zones; and.
C explain the geographic factors that influence a nation's power to control territory and that shape the foreign policies and international political relations of selected nations such as Iraq , Israel , Japan , and the United Kingdom. The student understands how different points of view influence the development of public policies and decision-making processes on local, state, national, and international levels.
A identify and give examples of different points of view that influence the development of public policies and decision-making processes on local, state, national, and international levels;. B explain how citizenship practices, public policies, and decision making may be influenced by cultural beliefs; and. C compare different points of view on geographic issues. The student understands how the components of culture affect the way people live and shape the characteristics of regions.
A describe distinctive cultural patterns and landscapes associated with different places in Texas , the United States , and other regions of the world, and how these patterns influenced the processes of innovation and diffusion;. B give examples of ways various groups of people view cultures, places, and regions differently; and.
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