TN BOE State Standards Survey Social Studies 2022

WG.01: Explain geography as a field of inquiry, differentiate between physical and human geography, describe the importance of the spatial perspective, and use spatial thinking skills to analyze global issues.

WG.02: Synthesize geographic information from a variety of sources to analyze both human and physical processes in the world's regions, countries, and cities.

WG.03: Explain the use of major geographic concepts (e.g., globalization, location, pattern, place, region, scale, site, and situation).

WG.04: Define the concept of region, identify different types (e.g., formal, functional, perceptual), and give examples.

WG.05: Define mental map, and explain its usefulness in geographic analysis.

WG.06: Read and interpret maps and globes using cardinal directions, latitude and longitude, legends, map scale, and title.

WG.07: Identify, use, and evaluate the usefulness of different types of map projections (e.g., Mercator, Robinson, Goode's Homolosine).

WG.08: Create and compare physical, political, and thematic maps (e.g., choropleth, dot density, proportional symbol, isoline, cartogram).

WG.09: Analyze patterns and processes at different scales (e.g., local, national, regional, global).

WG.10: Describe the importance of geospatial technologies (i.e., GIS, GPS, remote sensing), and apply them in relevant contexts.

WG.11: Use geographic knowledge, skills, and perspectives to analyze problems and make decisions.

WG.12: Relate current events to the physical and human characteristics of place and regions.

WG.13: Describe ways in which different types of physical and natural processes create and shape the surface of the Earth.

WG.14: Describe how unique weather patterns impact geography and population distribution of a region (e.g., drought, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes).

WG.15: Describe how societies modify and adapt to the environment, and explain how technology impacts the ability to do so.

WG.16: Analyze how people interact with and modify the environment to satisfy basic needs and solve challenges (e.g., access to fresh water, energy resources, irrigation, transportation, type of housing).

WG.17: Explain how humans are affected by and depend on the physical environment and its resources.

WG.18: Analyze the distribution of natural resources, how they have impacted the economies of various world regions, and their connections to global trade.

WG.19: Identify examples of scarcity in and around specific world regions.

WG.20: Define the concept of culture and its components (e.g., culture hearth, culture traits, material and nonmaterial culture).

WG.21: Explain how physical geography and economic practices shape the cultural landscapes of various regions.

WG.22: Locate, describe, and compare major cultural characteristics in the regions of North, Central, and South America.

WG.23: Locate, describe, and compare major cultural characteristics in the regions of Europe.

WG.24: Locate, describe, and compare major cultural characteristics in the regions of Sub-Saharan Africa.

WG.25: Locate, describe, and compare major cultural characteristics in the regions of North Africa and Southwest Asia.

WG.26: Locate, describe, and compare major cultural characteristics in the regions of East, South, and Southeast Asia.

WG.27: Locate, describe, and compare major cultural characteristics of regions in the South Pacific and Oceania.

WG.28: Analyze how cultural characteristics (e.g., ethnicity, gender roles, identity, language, religion) link and/or divide regions or societies.

WG.29: Describe the challenges of clearly defining cultural regions around the world.

WG.30: Define and differentiate between nation, state, and nation-state.

WG.31: Explain and analyze the reasons for the creation of different political divisions (e.g., state, nation-state, federal states, unitary states, electoral districts).

WG.32: Describe different types of political boundaries (i.e., cultural and physical) and shapes (e.g., compact, fragmented, elongated, prorupted, perforated), and explain benefits and drawbacks associated with each.

WG.33: Analyze the changes between historical political maps and modern political maps, explain how and why political borders change, and describe the impact of these changes on populations (e.g., the former Soviet Union, the former Yugoslavia, Israel, South Asia, Africa).

WG.34: Define, give examples, and evaluate supranational organizations and their roles (e.g., the United Nations, European Union, NATO).

WG.35: Compare and contrast the distribution, growth rates, and characteristics of human populations at different scales in terms of settlement patterns and access to natural and economic resources.

WG.36: Analyze the characteristics (e.g., age, gender, life expectancy, natural increase rate) of populations at different scales (e.g., local, national, global) using census data and population pyramids.

WG.37: Define and give examples of economic, social, political, and environmental push and pull factors.

WG.38: Define and give examples of voluntary, forced, interregional, and intraregional migration patterns.

WG.39: Analyze past and present trends in human migration and the role of intervening obstacles and opportunities (e.g., economic, social, political, and environmental).

WG.40: Describe the impact and challenges of migration on both the sending and receiving countries.

WG.41: Differentiate between developed and developing countries, and evaluate how economic and social indicators are used to determine a country’s level of development.

WG.42: Analyze the spatial distribution and patterns of developed and developing countries.

WG.43: Define comparative advantage, and evaluate how a country leverages its access to land, labor, and capital to expand trade.

WG.44: Identify physical, economic, cultural, and political factors that influence the locations and patterns of economic activities, trade, and economic development.

WG.45: Describe how goods and services are exchanged on local, national, and global levels, including: bartering, monetary exchange, and transportation.

WG.46: Interpret and analyze a chart, graph, or resource map of major imports and exports of goods and services.

WG.47: Analyze the global patterns and networks of economic interdependence (e.g., dependence on resources, use of low cost labor, the new international division of labor).

WG.48: Locate, describe, and evaluate the formation of trade blocs throughout the world (e.g., EU, NAFTA. ASEAN, CARICOM).

WG.49: Describe reasons for increasing urbanization around the world and the economic, social, and political implications.

WG.50: Locate both the largest and fastest growing cities in the world, and analyze their locations using the concepts of site and situation.

WG.51: Explain how the function and role of towns and cities change over time, applying the concepts of urban hierarchy and central place theory.

WG.52: Describe how cities are structured, including their unique roles and characteristics.

WG.53: Describe the challenges of urban areas (e.g., access to public services, affordability of housing, discrimination, gentrification, overpopulation, pollution, sprawl, transportation, zones of abandonment).