Oceana 

WG.1(A) analyze significant physical features and environmental conditions that have influenced the past and migration patterns and have shaped the distribution of culture groups today 

WG.2(A) describe the human and physical characteristics of the same regions at different periods of time to analyze relationships between past events and current conditions 

WG.4(A) explain how elevation, latitude, wind systems, ocean currents, position on a continent, and mountain barriers influence temperature, precipitation, and distribution of climate regions 

WG.5(A) analyze how the character of a place is related to its political, economic, social, and cultural elements 

WG.6(B) explain the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns, including urbanization, transportation, access to and availability of resources, and economic activities 

WG.8(A) compare ways that humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the physical environment, including the influences of culture and technology 

WG.8(B) analyze the consequences of extreme weather and other natural disasters such as El Niño, floods, tsunamis, and volcanoes on people and their environment 

WG.10(C) compare the ways people satisfy their basic needs through the production of goods and services such as subsistence agriculture versus commercial agriculture or cottage industries versus commercial industries 

WG.11(C) assess how changes in climate, resources, and infrastructure (technology, transportation, and communication) affect the location and patterns of economic activities 

WG.14(C) analyze the human and physical factors that influence control of territories and resources, conflict/war, and international relations of sovereign nations … 

WG.17(A) describe and compare patterns of culture such as language, religion, land use, education, and customs that make specific regions of the world distinctive 

WG.18(A) analyze cultural changes in specific regions caused by migration, war, trade, innovations, and diffusion 

WG.4(B) describe different landforms such as plains, mountains, and islands and the physical processes that cause their development 

WG.4(C) explain the influence of climate on the distribution of biomes in different regions 

WG.6(A) locate and describe human and physical features that influence the size and distribution of settlements 

WG.8(C) evaluate the economic and political relationships between settlements and the environment, including sustainable development and renewable/non‐renewable resources 

WG.11(B) identify the factors affecting the location of different types of economic activities, including subsistence and commercial agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries 

WG.15(A) identify and give examples of different points of view that influence the development of public policies and decision‐making processes at national and international levels 

WG.15(B) explain how citizenship practices, public policies, and decision making may be influenced by cultural beliefs, including nationalism and patriotism 

WG.18(C) identify examples of cultures that maintain traditional ways, including traditional economies 

WG.18(D) evaluate the spread of cultural traits to find examples of cultural convergence and divergence such as the spread of democratic ideas, language, foods, technology, or global sports