WG.1(A) analyze significant physical features and environmental conditions that have influenced the past and migration patterns and have shaped the distribution of culture groups today
WG.1(B) trace the spatial diffusion of phenomena such as the Columbian Exchange or the diffusion of American popular culture and describe the effects on regions of contact
WG.2(A) describe the human and physical characteristics of the same regions at different periods of time to analyze relationships between past events and current conditions
WG.4(A) explain how elevation, latitude, wind systems, ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers influence temperature, precipitation, and distribution of climate regions
WG.7(B) explain how physical geography and push and pull forces, including political, economic, social, and environmental conditions, affect the routes and flows of human migration
WG.8(A) compare ways that humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the physical environment, including the influences of culture and technology
WG.8(B) analyze the consequences of extreme weather and other natural disasters such as El Niño, floods, tsunamis, and volcanoes on people and their environment
WG.10(C) compare the ways people satisfy their basic needs through the production of goods and services such as subsistence agriculture versus commercial agriculture or cottage industries versus commercial industries
WG.11(C) assess how changes in climate, resources, and infrastructure (technology, transportation, and communication) affect the location and patterns of economic activities
WG.12(A) analyze how the creation, distribution, and management of key natural resources affects the location and patterns of movement of products, money, and people
WG.13(A) interpret maps to explain the division of land, including man‐made and natural borders, into separate political units such as cities, states, or countries
WG.17(A) describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, education, and customs that make specific regions of the world distinctive
WG.18(A) analyze cultural changes in specific regions caused by migration, war, trade, innovations, and diffusion
WG.5(B) interpret political, economic, social, and demographic indicators (gross domestic product per capita, life expectancy, literacy, and infant mortality) to determine the level of development and standard of living in nations using the levels as defined by the Human Development Index
WG.7(D) analyze how globalization affects connectivity, standard of living, pandemics, and loss of local culture
WG.8(C) evaluate the economic and political relationships between settlements and the environment, including sustainable development and renewable/non‐renewable resources
WG.11(A) understand the connections between levels of development and economic activities (primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary)
WG.11(B) identify the factors affecting the location of different types of economic activities, including subsistence and commercial agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries
WG.12(B) evaluate the geographic and economic impact of policies related to the development, use, and scarcity of natural resources such as regulations of water
WG.14(B) compare how democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, republic, theocracy, and totalitarian systems operate in specific countries
WG.15(A) identify and give examples of different points of view that influence the development of public policies and decision‐making processes at national and international levels
WG.17(D) evaluate the experiences and contributions of diverse groups to multicultural societies
WG.18(D) evaluate the spread of cultural traits to find examples of cultural convergence and divergence such as the spread of democratic ideas, language, foods, technology, or global sports
WG.20(B) examine the economic, environmental, and social effects of technology such as medical advancements or changing trade patterns on societies at different levels of development