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Geography Skills
Geography
K
1
2
3
4
5
Geographic Tools
Student can identify a map and globe
Students can identify land and water
Identify geographic tools – maps and globes
Use maps and a globe to identify how information is organized and presented.
Identify how tools are used to organize and interpret geographic information.
Describe how tools are used to organize and interpret geographic information.
Identify, create and implement tools of geography.
Places and Regions
Student can identify home and school
Identify physical characteristics in the community and region
Describe regions using geographic features
Identify and locate major places, regions and physical features in the United States
Locate and describe places and regions – USA and PA
Identify key regions, cities and bodies of water in North America
Human Characteristics of a Region
Students can describe how weather affects daily life
Identify local climate and how it determines the way people live
Identify the effect of local geography on the residents of the region
Identify the human characteristics of places and regions in the United States related to culture and settlement.
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
Human Interactions with Geographic Systems
Describe the effects of physical systems on the people of a region.
Identify the effect of the physical systems on people within a community.
Identify the effect of people on the physical systems within a community.
Identify the human interactions with geographic systems within the major regions in colonial America.
