Standards


 * [[image:blackboard.jpg]] || People everywhere have a need to know about the nature of their world, beginning with themselves. Therefore, geography has to do with both asking questions and solving problems, as well as memorization of facts. Geography is composed of three interrelated and inseparable components: knowledge, skills, and perspectives. Investigating the geographic dimension of human experience begins with asking the following:
 * Where is it?
 * Why is it there?
 * How and why does it affect the people in this place?
 * In what other places do people confront this issue?
 * How and why are these places related?
 * What alternatives do people have to improve their situation?

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 * TEXAS GRADE 5 TEKS Social Studies **

5.26 The student communicates in written, oral, and visual forms. The student is expected to: (A) use social studies terminology correctly; (B) incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication; (C) express ideas orally based on research and experiences; (D) create written and visual material such as journal entries, reports, graphic organizers, outlines, and bibliographies; and (E) use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation. 5.27 The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to: (A) use problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, (B) consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution; and use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision.

5(6)(A) Apply geographic tools,including grid systems,legends, symbols, scales,and compass roses, to construct and interpret maps. 5(25)(F) Use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs. 5(25)(C) Organize and interpret information in outlines, reports, databases, and visuals including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps. 5(6)(B) Translate geographic data into a variety of formats such as raw data to graphs and maps. 5(7)(A) Describe a variety of regions in the United States such as political, population, and economic regions that result from patterns of human activity 5(7)(B) Describe a variety of regions in the United States such as landform, climate, and vegetation regions that result from physical characteristics. 5(9)(A) Describe ways people have adapted to and modified their environment in the United States, past and present. 5(18)(D) Describe the origins and significance of national celebrations such as Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Columbus Day.
 * TEXAS GRADE 5 TEKS Geography**