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Geography
 Standard 2.Knows the location of places, geographic features, and patterns of the environment
   
Topics1. Location of natural and human features and places; 2. Maps, globes, and atlases
   Level III [Grade 6-8]
   Benchmark 1. Knows the location of physical and human features on maps and globes (e.g., culture hearths such as Mesopotamia, Huang Ho, the Yucatan Peninsula, the Nile Valley; major ocean currents; wind patterns; land forms; climate regions)
    
Vocabulary terms
A. location of physical features
B. location of human features
C. culture hearth locations
D. Mesopotamia
E. Huang Ho
F. Yucatan Peninsula
G. Nile Valley
H. ocean current locations
I. wind pattern locations
J. land form locations
K. climate locations

Knowledge/skill statements
1. Knows the location of physical features on maps   
2. Knows the location of human features on maps   
3. Knows the location of physical features on globes  
4. Knows the location of human features on globes  
5. Knows the location of Mesopotamia on a map   
6. Knows the location of Huang Ho on a map   
7. Knows the location of the Yucatan Peninsula on a map   
8. Knows the location of the Nile Valley on a map   
9. Knows the location of culture hearths on a map   
10. Knows the location of major ocean currents on a map   
11. Knows the location of major wind patterns on a map   
12. Knows the location of major land forms on a map   
13. Knows the location of major climatic regions on a map   
14. Knows the location of Mesopotamia on a globe  
15. Knows the location of Huang Ho on a globe  
16. Knows the location of the Yucatan Peninsula on a globe  
17. Knows the location of the Nile Valley on a globe  
18. Knows the location of culture hearths on a globe  
19. Knows the location of major ocean currents on a globe  
20. Knows the location of major wind patterns on a globe  
21. Knows the location of major land forms on a globe  
22. Knows the location of major climatic regions on a globe  


Citation Log: BD(GE,146;NI,52,*)
Citation reference
BD = benchmark, declarative
BP = benchmark, procedural
BC = benchmark, contextual

1st letter/number of each code in parentheses:
DD   Department of Defense: Prekindergarten Social Studies Standards
E   JCGE: Guidelines for Geographic Education
G   GESP: National Geography Standards
HS   Head Start: Child Outcomes Framework
I   IDOE: The Foundations for Young Children to the Indiana Academic Standards
IE   International Baccalaureate: Environmental Systems
IG   International Baccalaureate: Geography
MH   McGraw-Hill: Pre-Kindergarten Standards: Guidelines for Teaching and Learning
N   NAEP: Item Specifications in Geography
NZ   New Zealand Ministry of Education: Early Childhood Curriculum
O   OSDE: Oklahoma Developmental Learning Skills for Four-Year-Olds
T   GENIP: K-6 Geography: Themes, Key Ideas
TX   TEA: Texas Prekindergarten Curriculum Guidelines

2nd letter code :
E = Explicitly stated in document
I = Implicit in document

Number:
Page number of the cited document