Sub-Saharan Africa

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.3(B) describe the physical processes that affect the environments of regions, including weather, tectonic forces, erosion, and soil‐building processes 

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

WG.7(C) describe trends in world population growth and distribution 

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.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.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.7(A) analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to predict future population trends 

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

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

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.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.17(B) describe central ideas and spatial distribution of major religious traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism 

WG.17(C) compare economic, political, or social opportunities in different cultures for underrepresented populations such as women and ethnic and religious minorities 

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