The course-level objectives for 7th grade Social Studies come from Missouri Learning Standards. The competencies are divided by unit below; separate module-level objectives are located at the beginning of each assignment.

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 characteristics 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