Students will understand that geography is the study of human interactions with their physical and cultural environments in place.
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Students will know how to find and evaluate appropriate data about various geographical phenomena, their geographic distributions and interactions; and the nature of place appropriate to local, regional and global scales of analysis.
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Students will know that forces including population growth, cultural innovation and environmental change influence geographic distributions and interactions at many scales.
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Students will know that interactions among cultural, climatic, economic, historical, and geomorphic traits and processes define regions as unique areas of the Earth’s surface.
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Students will know that the quality and quantity of interactions between places result from the nature of the places and the space between them.
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Students will effectively and accurately explain geographic distributions, interactions, and the nature of place with the aid of appropriate graphics and pictures.
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Students will be proficient in the use of word processing, presentation, and spread sheet software.
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Students will effectively and accurately explain geographic distributions, interactions, and the nature of place with the aid of appropriate graphics and pictures.
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Students will effectively and accurately communicate Geographic phenomena through the production or interpretation of maps and other geospatial data.
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Students will identify, describe and explain static and dynamic spatial patterns using written and spoken word, maps and statistical tools.
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Students will use appropriate modes of inquiry, including conceptualizing, identifying and framing problems, and investigating and supplying evidence to effectively develop and investigate a hypothesis (Scientific method).
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Students will observe and accurately map cultural and physical phenomena on the earth’s surface.
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Students will collect, interpret and synthesize data from diverse and appropriate sources.
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Students will access and use information resources effectively and ethically.
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Students will evaluate the quality and reliability of geographic information from various sources.
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Students will be able to analyze the kinds and prioritize the effects of geographic phenomena influencing a given landscape or region.
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Students will predict environmental and social consequences of human action through the application of geographic knowledge and theory and apply geographic insights to social problem solving.
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Students will recognize and act on the ethical obligation to inform one’s judgment with insights from diverse and competing perspectives.
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Students will develop an ethical commitment to understand the implications of human interaction with their environments
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Students will recognize and respect the power of global forces and their power as informed individuals.
