The United States and Canada
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.1(B) trace the spatial diffusion of phenomena such as the Columbian Exchange or the diffusion of American popular culture and describe the effects on regions of contact
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
Characteristics of the US in Relation to it as a Place
WG.7(B) explain how physical geography and push and pull forces, including political, economic, social, and environmental conditions, affect the routes and flows of human migration
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.9(A) identify physical and/or human factors such as climate, vegetation, language, trade networks, political units, river systems, and religion that constitute a region
WG.14(C) analyze the human and physical factors that influence control of territories and resources, conflict/war, and international relations of sovereign nations such as … the United States …
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(D) evaluate the experiences and contributions of diverse groups to multicultural societies
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
WG.19(A) evaluate the significance of major technological innovations in the areas of transportation and energy that have been used to modify the physical environment
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(D) analyze how globalization affects connectivity, standard of living, pandemics, and loss of local culture
WG.9(B) describe different types of regions, including formal, functional, and perceptual regions
WG.10(B) classify countries along the economic spectrum between free enterprise and communism
WG.13(B) compare maps of voting patterns and political boundaries to make inferences about the distribution of political power
WG.14(B) compare how democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, republic, theocracy, and totalitarian systems operate in specific countries
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.16(B) describe elements of culture, including language, religion, beliefs, institutions, and technologies
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(B) analyze ways technological innovations such as air conditioning and desalinization have allowed humans to adapt to places