I-Culture

• Predict how data and experiences may be interpreted by people from diverse cultural perspectives and frames of reference
• Compare and analyze societal patterns for preserving and transmitting culture while adapting to environmental or social change
• Interpret patterns of behavior reflecting values and attitudes that contribute or pose obstacles to cross-cultural understanding

II-Time, Continuity, & Change

• Apply ideas, theories, and modes of historical inquiry to analyze historical and contemporary developments, and to inform and evaluate actions concerning public policy issues

III-People, Places, & Environments

• Describe and compare how people create places that reflect culture, human needs, government policy, and current values and ideals as they design and build
• Describe and assess ways that historical events have been influenced by, and have influenced, physical and human geographic factors in local and regional settings
• Propose, compare, and evaluate alternative policies for the use of land and other resources in communities

VII-Production, Distribution, & Consumption

• Compare how values and beliefs influence economic decisions in different societies

X-Civic Ideals & Practices

• Locate, access, analyze, organize, synthesize, evaluate, and apply information about selected public issues-identifying, describing, and evaluating multiple points of view
• Practice forms of civic discussion and participation consistent with the ideals of citizens in a democratic republic
• Construct a policy statement and an action plan to achieve one or more goals related to an issue of public concern