TN BOE State Standards Survey Social Studies 2022

CI.01: Explain the five themes of geography (i.e., location, place, human environment and interaction, movement, region).

CI.02: Locate world regions, and explain how location affects events (e.g., climate, place, resources, globalization, urbanization, cultural diffusion).

CI.03: Analyze how cultural characteristics (e.g., language, religion, ethnicity, gender roles) link, divide, and/or define regions.

CI.04: Explain and analyze reasons and methods for the creation of different political divisions (e.g., state, nation-state, federal states, electoral districts, multi-national organizations).

CI.05: Explain how technology and globalization shape new methods of human interaction.

CI.06: Identify how geography shapes culture, economics, politics, and history.

CI.07: Analyze the relationship between historical facts and historical interpretation.

CI.08: Analyze how causal factors (e.g., cultural differences, boundary disputes, imperialism, and religious conflicts) fostered past and current conflicts.

CI.09: Analyze the causes and effects of extremism, and identify the historical roots of terrorist attacks (e.g., PLO, IRA, Al-Qaeda, Taliban, ISIS, the Black Hand, KKK).

CI.10: Describe the relationship and causal factors between historic events and contemporary issues (e.g., 2011 Japanese earthquake, Chernobyl, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Great Chicago Fire, world epidemics).

CI.11: Analyze the lasting impact of history on contemporary issues (e.g., Treaty of Versailles, Cold War, ethnic cleansing, urbanization, human rights, immigration, modern medicine).

CI.12: Describe the protections offered by the Bill of Rights and their changing interpretations within American society.

CI.13: Compare and contrast American civil liberties and protections, as defined by the Bill of Rights, to those of other nations.

CI.14: Examine factors that influence elections, such as political ideologies, media technologies, social media, societal movements, and other factors.

CI.15: Compare and contrast current economic issues, such as wealth disparity, trade imbalances, developed and developing nations, and over-consumption.

CI.16: Discuss the evolving role of the U.S. in international affairs.

CI.17: Analyze the political implications of terrorism for American public policy.

CI.18: Compare and contrast world religions (e.g., Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism), and analyze how they complement or conflict with each other in the contemporary world.

CI.19: Analyze the changing role of media and technology on the spread of information and the effects on global culture.

CI.20: Compare and contrast folk and/or traditional culture with popular culture, and analyze efforts to preserve folk culture amid the spread of popular culture.

CI.21: Analyze language’s role in defining national identity and culture, and examine the role of English as a lingua franca.

CI.22: Explain multiculturalism, and analyze trends in acculturation and assimilation.

CI.23: Analyze types, patterns, and attitudes regarding discrimination.

CI.24: Identify public health efforts, and explain their effects in the U.S. and around the world today (e.g., sanitation, vaccinations, birth and death rates, disease prevention, pandemic research).

CI.25: Analyze changes in global relationships in the post-9/11 world.

CI.26: Identify and explain groups and individuals involved in current U.S. and Tennessee issues.

CI.27: Identify and explain groups and individuals involved in current global issues.