Geography

= Big Ideas =

Interactions between people and the physical environment
= TEKS =

(3) Geography. The student uses geographic tools to answer geographic questions. The student is expected to:
=== (A) pose and answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other people, places, and environments?; ===

(D) create thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases depicting aspects such as population, disease, and economic activities of various world regions and countries.
=== (4) Geography. The student understands the factors that influence the locations and characteristics of locations of various contemporary societies on maps and globes and uses latitude and longitude to determine absolute locations. The student is expected to: ===

(E) draw sketch maps that illustrate various places and regions; and
=== (F) identify the location of major world countries such as Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Russia, South Africa, Nigeria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Iran, India, Pakistan, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), Japan, North and South Korea, Indonesia, and Australia. ===

(A) identify and explain the geographic factors responsible for the location of economic activities in places and regions;
=== (B) identify geographic factors such as location, physical features, transportation corridors and barriers, and distribution of natural resources that influence a society's ability to control territory; and ===

(C) describe ways in which technology influences human interactions with the environment such as humans building dams for flood control.
= Resources =

World Culture Alive unit 3 Intro to physical Geography
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