The 18 Geography Standards

The 18 Geography Standards

Standard 1How to identify and use maps

Helmore, Edward. "'Death Map' of Deserts Aims to save Lives of Desperate Mexican Migrants." The Guardian. N.p., n.d. Web.

Standard 2Mental Maps

Standard 3Organizing and analyzing people, places and environments

Immigration Explorer. (2009, March 9). Retrieved December 5, 2015, from http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/10/us/20090310-immigration-explorer.html?_r=0

Standard 4Physical and Human Characteristics of a Region

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It's Cinco De Mayo! Will You Be Celebrating Mexican Culture Today? (n.d.). Retrieved December 8, 2015, from http://www.sodahead.com/living/its-cinco-de-mayo-will-you-be-celebrating-mexican-culture-today/question-2634899/

Standard 5People create Regions in Order to interpret Earth's complexity

National Geography Standard Index. (n.d.). Retrieved December 8, 2015, from http://education.nationalgeographic.org/standards/national-geography-standards/

Standard 6How Culture and Experience Influence People's Perception of Places and Regions

Ireland Information. (n.d.). Retrieved December 8, 2015, from http://www.sublet.com/information/ireland.asp

Standard 7The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface

Standard 8The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems and biomes on Earth's surface

Standard 9Human Population on Earth's Surface

Standard 10Cultural Characteristics

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Standard 11Economic Interdependence

U.S. - Mexico Border: Whole Nations Waiting | Site Selection Online. (n.d.). Retrieved December 9, 2015, from http://siteselection.com/issues/2012/jul/us-mex-border.cfm

Standard 12The processes, patterns and functions of Human Settlement

Historic U. S. Highway 80 Through Arizona on Vintage Postcards - Page 2. (n.d.). Retrieved December 9, 2015, from http://nostalgia.esmartkid.com/azroute80pc2.html

Standard 13Cooperation and Conflict

Valencia, N. (2010, June 22). Retrieved December 9, 2015, from http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/21/cartels.threats/

Standard 14How human actions modify the physical environment

Standard 15How pysical system affect human systems

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Standard 16Resource Geography

Standard 17How to apply geography to interpret the past

The Westward Expansion. (n.d.). Retrieved December 9, 2015, from http://www.radford.edu/~sbisset/westward.html

Standard 18Apply geography to plan for the future

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