Missouri Learning Standards

Unit 1: Tools of Geography

• 6-8.GEO.1.G.C – Locate the states of the United States and corresponding regions.
• 6-8.GEO.1.G.D – Locate the cities of Missouri, the United States and the world.
• 6-8.GEO.1.G.E – Locate the major nations of the world.
• 6-8.GEO.1.G.F – Locate the major landforms of the world.

Unit 2: Watershed (US and Canada)

• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.E – Analyze the causes and consequences of a current geographic issue as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address the problem.
• 6-8.GEO.2.G.A – Describe how physical processes shape the physical environment.

Unit 3: Southwest and Central Asia

• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.A – Create and use historical maps and timelines in order to represent continuity and change within and among regions over time.
• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.B – Evaluate historical solutions to problems within and among regions in order to draw conclusions about current and future decisions.
• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.D – Using an inquiry lens, develop compelling geographic questions, determine helpful resources and consider multiple points of views represented in the resources.
• 6-8.GEO.1.PC.A – Analyze material culture to explain a people’s perspective and use of place.
• 6-8.GEO.1.PC.C – Compare and contrast the human characteristics within and among contemporary and historic regions over time.
• 6-8.GEO.2.CC.A – Explain how regions of the world change over time in relation to historical events and trends, geographic features, and the human characteristics of place.
• 6-8.GEO.2.GS.B – Draw conclusions about how laws impact the development of a place and how a place impacts the development of laws.
• 6-8.GEO.2.G.A – Describe how physical processes shape the physical environment.
• 6-8.GEO.2.G.C – Explain how human- environmental interaction shapes regions.
• 6-8.GEO.2.EC.A – Analyze resource availability and allocation in order to explain the causes and impacts of conflict or cooperation.
• 6-8.GEO.2.EC.B – Analyze patterns of resource distribution in order to explain the consequences of personal and public economic decisions.
• 6-8.GEO.2.EC.C – Use economic concepts such as GDP, scarcity, inflation, to describe and compare places and regions.
• 6-8.GEO.2.PC.D – Analyze religion and belief systems of a place to determine their impact on people, groups, and cultures.

Unit 4: Monsoon Asia

• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.C – With assistance, develop a research plan, identify appropriate resources for investigating social studies topics and create a research product which applies an aspect of geography to a contemporary issue.
• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.D – Using an inquiry lens, develop compelling geographic questions, determine helpful resources and consider multiple points of views represented in the resources.
• 6-8.GEO.1.GS.B – Analyze current human environmental issues using relevant geographic sources to propose solutions.
• 6-8.GEO.1.EC.A – Using a geographic lens, evaluate economic decisions to determine costs and benefits on society.
• 6-8.GEO.2.CC.C – Evaluate the impact of human settlement activities on the environmental and cultural characteristic of specific places and regions.
• 6-8.GEO.2.GS.B – Draw conclusions about how laws impact the development of a place and how a place impacts the development of laws.
• 6-8.GEO.2.G.B – Describe a variety of ecosystems, and explain where they may be found.
• 6-8.GEO.2.PC.B – Explain how groups and institutions of a place develop in order to meet people’s needs.

Unit 5: Latin America

• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.A – Create and use historical maps and timelines in order to represent continuity and change within and among regions over time.
• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.B – Evaluate historical solutions to problems within and among regions in order to draw conclusions about current and future decisions.
• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.C – With assistance, develop a research plan, identify appropriate resources for investigating social studies topics and create a research product which applies an aspect of geography to a contemporary issue.
• 6-8.GEO.1.G.A – Create and use maps, graphs, statistics, and geo- spatial technology in order to explain relationships and reveal spatial patterns or trends.
• 6-8.GEO.1.EC.A – Using a geographic lens, evaluate economic decisions to determine costs and benefits on society.
• 6-8.GEO.1.PC.A – Analyze material culture to explain a people’s perspective and use of place.
• 6-8.GEO.2.CC.B – Explain how forces of nature impact historic and current conflicts and cooperation.
• 6-8.GEO.2.G.B – Describe a variety of ecosystems, and explain where they may be found.
• 6-8.GEO.2.G.C – Explain how human- environmental interaction shapes regions.
• 6-8.GEO.2.G.D – Explain how the movement of people goods and ideas impact regions.
• 6-8.GEO.2.PC.B – Explain how groups and institutions of a place develop in order to meet people’s needs.

Unit 6: Europe and Russia

• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.A – Create and use historical maps and timelines in order to represent continuity and change within and among regions over time.
• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.C – With assistance, develop a research plan, identify appropriate resources for investigating social studies topics and create a research product which applies an aspect of geography to a contemporary issue.
• 6-8.GEO.1.GS.A – Using a geographic lens, analyze laws, policies and processes to determine how governmental systems affect individuals and groups in society.
• 6-8.GEO.1.GS.B – Analyze current human environmental issues using relevant geographic sources to propose solutions.
• 6-8.GEO.2.CC.C – Evaluate the impact of human settlement activities on the environmental and cultural characteristic of specific places and regions.
• 6-8.GEO.2.GS.A – Using a geographic lens, analyze the laws and governmental systems of a place in order to determine their effects on individuals, groups, and institutions
• 6-8.GEO.2.G.A – Describe how physical processes shape the physical environment.
• 6-8.GEO.2.EC.B – Analyze patterns of resource distribution in order to explain the consequences of personal and public economic decisions.
• 6-8.GEO.2.PC.A – Compare and contrast the human characteristics of place within and among regions.

Unit 7: Africa

• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.A Create and use historical maps and timelines in order to represent continuity and change within and among regions over time.
• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.C With assistance, develop a research plan, identify appropriate resources for investigating social studies topics and create a research product which applies an aspect of geography to a contemporary issue.
• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.D Using an inquiry lens, develop compelling geographic questions, determine helpful resources and consider multiple points of views represented in the resources.
• 6-8.GEO.1.G.B Analyze how the physical and human characteristics of current world regions are connected to changing identity and culture.
• 6-8.GEO.1.PC.B Explain how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to human identities and cultures.
• 6-8.GEO.2.GS.A Using a geographic lens, analyze the laws and governmental systems of a place in order to determine their effects on individuals, groups, and institutions
• 6-8.GEO.2.G.B Describe a variety of ecosystems, and explain where they may be found.
• 6-8.GEO.2.G.D Explain how the movement of people goods and ideas impact regions.
• 6-8.GEO.2.EC.A Analyze resource availability and allocation in order to explain the causes and impacts of conflict or cooperation.
• 6-8.GEO.2.EC.B Analyze patterns of resource distribution in order to explain the consequences of personal and public economic decisions.
• 6-8.GEO.2.EC.D Analyze economic systems to explain their impact on people’s behavior and choices.
• 6-8.GEO.2.PC.A Compare and contrast the human characteristics of place within and among regions.
• 6-8.GEO.2.PC.E Describe how a peoples’ culture is expressed through their art, architecture and literature.

Unit 8: Oceania & Antarctica

• 6-8.GEO.1.CC.D Using an inquiry lens, develop compelling geographic questions, determine helpful resources and consider multiple points of views represented in the resources.
• 6-8.GEO.2.PC.B Explain how groups and institutions of a place develop in order to meet people’s needs.
• 6-8.GEO.2.PC.C Analyze the relationship between the physical environment and cultural traditions to determine their impact on individuals, groups, and institutions.