Australia and Oceania

6.1(A)* trace characteristics of various contemporary societies in regions that resulted from historical events or factors such as colonization, immigration, and trade 6.3(A)* identify and explain the geographic factors responsible for patterns of population in places and regions 6.3(B)* explain ways in which human migration influences the character of places and regions 6.3(C) identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions 6.3(D)* identify the location of major world countries for each of the world regions 6.5(B)* identify and analyze ways people have adapted to the physical environment in various places and regions 6.5(C)* identify and analyze ways people have modified the physical environment such as mining, … 6.7(A)* compare ways in which various societies organize the production and distribution of goods and services 6.9(A) describe and compare examples of limited and unlimited governments such as constitutional (limited) and totalitarian (unlimited) 6.10(A) identify and give examples of governments with rule by one, few, or many 6.13(A)* identify and describe common traits that define cultures and culture regions 6.15(A)* identify and describe means of cultural diffusion such as trade, travel, and war 6.1(B) analyze the historical background of various contemporary societies to evaluate relationships between past conflicts and current conditions 6.5(A) describe ways people have been impacted by physical processes such as earthquakes and climate 6.6(B) identify problems that may arise when one or more of the factors of production is in relatively short supply 6.7(B)* compare and contrast free enterprise, socialist, and communist economies in various contemporary societies, including the benefits of the U.S. free enterprise system 6.13(C)* analyze the experiences and contributions of diverse groups to multicultural societies