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Strand 4: Geography
Concept 2: Places and Regions
Grade 7
Strand 4: Geography
Concept 2: Places and Regions
Grade 6
Strand 4: Geography
Concept 2: Places and Regions
Grade 6
PO3.Compare the historical and
contemporary interactions among
people in different places and regions
PO2. Describe the factors that cause
regions and places to change
Connect with:
Strand 2 Concept2
PO3.Descrbe the interaction of people
in different places, and regions
Connect with
Strand 2 Concept 3,4,5,7
Strand 4: Geography
Concept 2: Places and Regions
Grade 6
PO3. describe the interactions of
people in different places and regions
Connect with:
Strand 2 Concept 3,4,5,7
Strand 4: Geography
Concept 2: Places and Regions
Grade 8
PO3. Examine relationships and
interactions among regions (e.g.,
Middle East Conflicts, NATO,
European Union.
Concept 2: Places and Regions
Grade 6
PO2. Describe the factors that cause
regions and places to change
Connect with Strand 2 Concept 2
Concept 4: Human Systems
Grade 8
PO4. Identify the factors that
influence the location, distribution and
interrelationships of economic
activities in different regions (e.g.,
breakup of USSR, unification of
Germany, cheap labor forces,
outsourcing of services, oil industry;
PO5. Explain how cooperation and
conflict contribute to political,
economic, and social divisions (e.g.,
United Nations, European Union,
NAFTA).
PO6. Describe the aspects of culture
related to beliefs and understandings
that influence the economic, social,
and political activities of men and
women. (e.g., literacy, occupations,
clothing, properties rights).
Strand 2: World History
Concept 8: World At War
Grade 8
PO6 Examine the fall of Communism
and the unification of European
nations:
a. Germany- reunification,
Berlin Wall torn down
b. Russia-Gorbachev,
Glasnost and Perestroika
Concept 5: Environment and
Society
PO1 Describe ways that human
dependence on natural resources
influences economic development,
settlement, trade and migration.
Connect with:
Strand 2 Concept 7
PO2 Describe the intended and
unintended consequences of human
modification (e.g., irrigation,
aqueducts, and canals) on the
environment.
Connect with
Strand 2 Concept 2
Concept 2: Places and Regions
Grade 7
PO1.Describe the human and physical
characteristics of places and regions.
PO2. Explain the concept of regions
and why they change.
Concept 5: Environment and
Society
PO3 Describe how humans modify
environments (e.g., conservation,
deforestation, dams).
Concept 2: Places and Regions
Grade 7
PO3.Compare the historical and
contemporary interactions among
people in different places and
regions.
Concept 4: Human Systems
Grade 7
PO8. Explain how cooperation and
conflict contribute to political,
economic, and social divisions.
Grade 8
Concept4
PO5. Explain how cooperation and
conflict contribute to political,
economic, and social divisions (e.g.,
United Nations, European Union,
NAFTA).
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PO6. Describe the aspects of culture
related to beliefs and understandings
that influence the economic, social,
and political activities of men and
women. (e.g., literacy, occupations,
clothing, properties rights).
Concept 3: Physical Systems
Science Strand 3
concept 1
Concept 5: Environment and
Society
PO1: Describe how humans modify
ecosystems (e.g., deforestation and
desertification.
Strand 2: World History
Concept 8: World At War
Grade 8
PO9. Examine human rights issues
during the 20th century (e.g.,
Apartheid, genocide, famine, disease).
Concept 9: Contemporary World
Grades 7 and 8
PO 2: Identify the connection between
c.
d.
Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics- countries
regained independence
European Union formed
current and historical events and
issues studied at this grade level
using information from class
discussions and various resources
(e.g., newspapers, magazines,
television, Internet, books, maps).
Impact of the
European Union
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Strand 4: Geography
Concept 2: Places and Regions
Grade 8
Strand 4: Geography
Concept 1: The World in Spatial
Terms
Grade 6
Strand 4: Geography
Concept 2: Places and
Regions
Grade 6
Strand 4: Geography
Concept 1: The World in Spatial Terms
Grade 6, 7, and 8
PO4. Locate physical and cultural
features throughout the world.
(e.g., continents, cities, countries,
bodies of water, landforms,
mountain ranges, climate zones).
PO1. Identify regions using a
variety of criteria, (e.g.,
climate, landforms, culture,
vegetation).
Connect with:
Strand 2 Concept 2
PO2. Explain the factors that
contribute to political and social
change in various world regions
(e.g., USSR, creation of Israel,
European, Union, China, Korea,
and Germany).
PO3.Descrbe the interaction of
people in different places, and
regions
Connect with
Strand 2 Concept 3,4,5,7
Concept 4: Human Systems
PO5. Explain how cooperation
and conflict contribute to political,
economic, and social divisions
(e.g., United Nations, European
Union, NAFTA).
Concept 1: The World in Spatial
Terms
Grade 7 and 8
PO 4.Locate physical and cultural
features through the world. (e.g.,
continents, cities, countries, bodies
of water, landforms, mountain
ranges, climate zones).
Concept 5: Environment and
Society
PO2. Describe the intended
and unintended consequences
of human modification (e.g.,
irrigation, aqueducts, and
canals) on the environment.
Connect with
Strand 2 Concept 2 PO3
Concept 5: Environment and
Society
Grade 7
PO7.Compare different points
of view and research on
environmental issues (e.g.,
land use natural resources,
wildlife, biomes).
Concept 5: Environment and
Society
Grade 8
PO2. Describe why humans
modify ecosystems (e.g.,
deforestation and
desertification).
PO5. Analyze changing ideas
and viewpoints on the best use
of natural resources (e.g.,
value of oil, water use, forest
management).
Strand 2: World History
Concept 9: Contemporary
World
Grade 8
PO2. Identify the connection
between current and historical
events and issues studied at this
grade level using information from
class discussions and various
resources (e.g., newspapers,
magazines, television, Internet,
books, maps).
Strand 1: American History
Concept 7: Emergence of the
Modern United States
Grade 7
PO 1. Analyze the reasons why
people emigrated from their
homelands to settle in the United
States during the late 19th century
PO4.Locate physical and cultural features
throughout the world. (e.g., continents,
cities, countries, bodies of water,
landforms, mountain ranges, climate
zones).
Concept 8: World at War
PO6 Examine the fall of
Communism and the unification
of European nations: Germanyreunification, Berlin Wall torn
down
a. Germany- reunification,
Berlin Wall torn doen
b. Russia-Gorbachev,
Glasnost and
Perestroika
c. Union of Soviet
Socialist Republicscountries regained
independence
d. European Union
formed
Strand 5: Economics
Concept 4: Global Economics
Grade 8
PO4. Identify interdependence in
economic development between
nations. (e.g., North American
Free Trade Agreement, European
Union, International Monetary
Fund/World Bank).