Topic: Geography

Standard: A. Skills and Tools
Students will know how to construct and interpret maps and use globes and other geographic tools to locate and derive information about people, places, regions, and environments. Students will be able to:

Benchmark/ Performance Indicators	Type of Knowledge Declarative Procedural	Level of Learning Basic Acquire In-depth Extend Use, Refine, Understand	Type of Assessment Selected Response Constructed Response	Performance Activities (Relating to Assessments)	Assessments	Vocabulary
2. Develop maps, globes, charts, models, and databases to analyze geographical patterns on the earth.	Declarative	Basic	Selected Response	Students will identify in large groups common geographical patterns found on earth.	Students will create a fictitious country or continent that shows their understanding of geographical patterns on the earth.	land form geographical terms, i.e., mountain peninsula isthmus, etc. geographical patterns
3. Understand United States social, political, and economic divisions and the more significant social political divisions in world geography.	Declarative	Basic	Constructed Response	Students will discuss and/or write about current issues which deal with social, political, and economic divisions of the U.S. and the World.	Students will choose a good or material and trace its route and types of transportation used through various economic regions.	social division political division
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