Russia and Central Asia

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

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.16(A) describe distinctive cultural patterns and landscapes associated with different places in Texas, the United States, and other regions of the world and how these patterns influenced the processes of innovation and diffusion 

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.19(A) evaluate major technological innovations in transportation and energy used to modify the environment 

WG.19(C) analyze the environmental, economic, and social impacts of advances in technology on agriculture and natural resources 

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

WG.5(B) interpret political, economic, social, and demographic indicators (gross domestic product per capita, life expectancy, literacy, and infant mortality) to determine the level of development and standard of living in nations using the levels as defined by the Human Development Index 

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

WG.11(A) understand the connections between levels of development and economic activities (primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary) 

WG.14(A) analyze current events to infer the physical and human processes that lead to the formation of boundaries and other political divisions 

WG.14(B) compare how democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, republic, theocracy, and totalitarian systems operate in specific countries 

WG.18(B) assess causes and effects of conflicts between groups of people, including modern genocides and terrorism 

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