STANDARD 6.6 (GEOGRAPHY) ALL STUDENTS WILL APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND OTHER GEOGRAPHIC SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN RELATION TO THE PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT.

 

Descriptive Statement: The study of geography is based on the principle that thinking in and understanding spatial terms will enable students to understand the many relationships of place, people, and environments. By taking an active, questioning approach to the world around them, students learn to devise their own mental world-view. As students engage in critical thinking to interpret patterns in the evolution of significant historic events and the movement of human populations on the Earth’s surface, their understanding of geography, history, economics, and civics deepens. Furthermore, the use of geographic tools and technology assists students to understand the reasons for, and the economic, political and social consequences of, human impact on the environment in different areas of the world.

 

This section is organized around five strands adapted from the National Geography Standards (Geography Education Standards Project. 1994.  Geography for Life. Washington, D.C.)

 

1. The World in Spatial Terms
2. Places and Regions
3. Physical Systems
4. Human Systems
5. Environment and Society

Cumulative Progress Indicators

 

By the end of Grade 2, students will:

 

A.     The World in Spatial Terms

 1.         Explain the spatial concepts of location, distance and direction, including:

·        The location of school, home, neighborhood, community, state, and country

·        The relative location of the community and places within it

·        The location of continents and oceans

 2.         Explain that the globe is a model of the earth and maps are representations of local and distant places.

 3.         Demonstrate basic globe and map skills.

 

B.     Places and Regions

 1.         Describe the physical features of places and regions on a simple scale.

 2.         Describe the physical and human characteristics of places.

 

C.     Physical Systems

 1.         Recognize that the relationship of the Earth to the sun affects weather conditions, climate, and seasons.

 

D.    Human Systems

 1.         Identify the types of transportation used to move goods and people.

 2.         Identify the modes of communication used to transmit ideas.

 

E.     Environment and Society

 1.         Describe the role of resources such as air, land, water, and plants in everyday life.

 2.         Describe the impact of weather on everyday life.

 3.         Act on small-scale, personalized environmental issues such as littering and recycling, and explain why such actions are important.

 

 

Link to Standard 6.6 Grade 3-4

 

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