Standard 6.6
STANDARD 6.6 (GEOGRAPHY) ALL STUDENTS WILL APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF
SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND OTHER GEOGRAPHIC SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND
HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN RELATION TO THE PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENT. |
Descriptive Statement: The study of geography is based on the principle that thinking in and
understanding spatial terms will enable students to understand the many relationships of place,
people, and environments. By taking an active, questioning approach to the world around them,
students learn to devise their own mental world-view. As students engage in critical thinking to
interpret patterns in the evolution of significant historic events and the movement of human
populations on the Earth’s surface, their understanding of geography, history, economics, and
civics deepens. Furthermore, the use of geographic tools and technology assists students to
understand the reasons for, and the economic, political and social consequences of, human
impact on the environment in different areas of the world.
This section is organized around five strands adapted from the National Geography Standards8:
- The World in Spatial Terms
- Places and Regions
- Physical Systems
- Human Systems
- Environment and Society
8Geography Education Standards Project (1994). Geography for Life. Washington, D.C.
