1) How to use maps
and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies
to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective;
2) How to use mental
maps to organize information about people, places, and environments
in a spatial context;
3) How to analyze
the spatial organization of people, places, and environments
on the earth's surface;
Element 2: Places and
Regions
1) The physical and
human characteristics of places;
2) That people create
regions to interpret earth's complexity;
3) How culture and
experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions;
Element 3: Physical
Systems
1) The physical processes
that shape the patterns of earth's surface;
2) The characteristics
and spatial distribution of ecosystems on earth's surface;
Element 4: Human Systems
1) The characteristics,
distribution, and migration of human population on earth's surface;
2) The characteristics,
distribution, and complexity of earth's cultural mosaics;
3) The patterns and
networks of economic interdependence on earth's surface;
4) The processes,
patterns, and functions of human settlement;
5) How the forces
of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division
and control of earth's surface;
Element 5: Environment
and Society
1) How human actions
modify the physical environment;
2) How physical systems
affect human systems;
3) The changes that
occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources;
Element 6: The Uses
of Geography
1) How to apply geography
to interpret the past;
2) How to apply geography
to interpret the present and plan for the future;
