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6.1(A)* trace characteristics of various contemporary societies in regions that resulted from historical events or factors such as colonization, immigration, and trade 6.2(B) evaluate the social, political, economic, and cultural contributions of individuals and groups from various societies, past and present 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 6.4(B)* identify geographic factors such as location, physical features, transportation corridors and barriers, and distribution of natural resources that influence a society’s political relationships 6.5(C)* identify and analyze ways people have modified the physical environment such as mining, irrigation, and transportation infrastructure 6.6(C)* explain the impact of the distribution of resources on international trade and economic interdependence among and within societies 6.7(A)* compare ways in which various societies organize the production and distribution of goods and services 6.8(B)* describe levels of economic development of various societies using indicators such as life expectancy, gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, and literacy 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 6.11(A) describe and compare roles and responsibilities of citizens in various contemporary societies, … 6.12(A)* identify and explain the duty of civic participation in societies with representative governments 6.15(D)* identify the impact of cultural diffusion on individuals and world societies 6.1(B) analyze the historical background of various contemporary societies to evaluate relationships between past conflicts and current conditions 6.2(A) identify and describe the historical influence of individuals or groups on various contemporary societies 6.4(A)* explain the geographic factors responsible for the location of economic activities in places and regions 6.5(A) describe ways people have been impacted by physical processes such as … climate 6.6(A) describe ways in which the factors of production (natural resources, labor, capital, and entrepreneurs) influence the economies of various contemporary societies 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 6.8(A)* define and give examples of agricultural, retail, manufacturing (goods), and service industries 6.9(B) identify reasons for limiting the power of government 6.10(B) compare ways in which various societies such as … Germany, … organize government and how they function 6.13(B)* define a multicultural society 6.13(C)* analyze the experiences and contributions of diverse groups to multicultural societies 6.13(D)* identify and explain examples of conflict and cooperation between and among cultures 6.16(A) explain the relationships that exist between societies and their architecture, art, music, and literature 6.16(C) identify examples of art, music, and literature that convey universal themes such as religion, justice, and the passage of time