• Secondary Geography Skills Progression
     

     

    Geography

    6th

    7th

    8th

    9th & 10th

    11th

    Geographic Tools

    Describes how tools are used to organize and interpret geographic information.

    Explains how tools are used to organize and interpret geographic information.

    Explains and illustrates how tools are used to organize and interpret geographic information.

    Explains and illustrates how tools are used to organize and interpret geographic information.

    Uses geographic tools to analyze information about the interactions between people and the environment.

    Places and Regions

    Locates and describes places and regions as defined by human and environmental features.

    Locates and explains places and regions as defined by human and environmental features.

    Locates and explains places and regions as defined by human and environmental features.

    Locates and explains places and regions as defined by human and environmental features.

    Analyze the physical characteristics of a region and assess how changes to that region may have far-reaching effects.

    Human Characteristics of a Region

    Describe the human characteristics of a region using the following criteria:

    • Population
    • Culture
    • Settlement Patterns
    • Economic Activity
    • Political Activity

    Describe the human characteristics of a region using the following criteria:

    • Population
    • Culture
    • Settlement Patterns
    • Economic Activity
    • Political Activity

    Explain the human characteristics of a region using the following criteria:

    • Population
    • Culture
    • Settlement Patterns
    • Economic Activity
    • Political Activity

    Explain the human characteristics of a region using the following criteria:

    • Population
    • Culture
    • Settlement Patterns
    • Economic Activity
    • Political Activity

    Analyze the human characteristics of a region using the following criteria:

    • Population
    • Culture
    • Settlement Patterns
    • Economic Activity
    • Political Activity

    Human Interactions with Geographic Systems

    Describe and explain the effects of physical systems on the people of a region and the effects of the people on the physical systems.

    Describe and explain the effects of physical systems on the people of a region and the effects of the people on the physical systems.

    Interpret the effects of physical systems on the people of a region and the effects of the people on the physical systems.

    Compare and contrast the effects of physical systems on the people of a region and the effects of the people on the physical systems of the United States.

    Analyze the effects of physical systems on the people of a region and the effects of the people on the physical systems around the world.