Historical Perspective (2.20)

• Recognize the significant impact of geography and natural resources on historical events and American society

Geography (2.19)

• Use geographic knowledge to analyze the location and distribution of human features in the United States
• Understand how changing resource needs and different perspectives produce conflict and/or cooperation
• Explore how modifications of the physical environment impact human life
• Describe the movement of world populations and its impact upon events and cultures
• Understand how and why people interact with and change their environments

Economics (2.18)

• Examine how people in various civilizations made choices that helped or hindered their economic growth
• Recognize that, as a result of scarcity, individuals, societies, and nations must make choices/decisions which result in consequences
• Analyze how markets are affected by location and movement

Culture and Society (2.16, 2.17)

• Explore how people and cultures of many countries and races have contributed to the American experience
• Examine ways in which cooperation, conflict, and competition occur as cultures emerge and interact
• Explore ways in which belief systems, knowledge, technology, and behavioral patterns define cultures and help to explain historical perspectives and events
• Analyze the role culture plays in economic issues of production, distribution, and consumption
• Analyze how regions and places can have distinct cultural characteristics