Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Describe
economic, social, cultural, political, and physical characteristics of
countries, nations, and world regions.
B. Analyze geographic patterns and processes
using spatial knowledge of the world's continents, major landforms, major
bodies of water, and major countries.
C. Connect past events, people, and ideas to
the present to draw conclusions and explain current implications.
D. Describe how geographic tools,
representations, and technologies are used in the study of geography.
1. Create and use geographic representations,
data, and geospatial technologies to analyze geographic patterns and changes
over time, including maps, satellite images, photographs, charts, graphs,
population pyramids, GIS, and GPS.
2. Describe the influence of technology on
the study of geography and gather geographic information using technological
tools.
3. Compare and contrast
various types of maps and map projections, and evaluate distortions associated
with each map projection.
4.
Analyze how maps and data illustrate territorial divisions and regional
classification of the earth's surface.
E. Explain the spatial relationships of human
settlement, migration, and population.
1.
Explain the patterns and processes of human settlement and migration.
2. Analyze population growth over time and
predict future trends.
3. Evaluate
how historical processes, including cultural diffusion, colonialism,
imperialism, trade, urbanization, and migration have affected countries and
world regions.
4. Explain how
landscape features and natural resource use can reflect cultural
attributes.
5. Evaluate the
consequences of globalization, the acceleration of communication, and the
diffusion of ideas, information, and culture.
F. Analyze geographic factors that influence
economic development.
1. Explain the spatial
patterns of industrial production and development.
2. Analyze the distribution of resources and
describe their influence on individuals, businesses, and countries.
3. Analyze factors that influence the
economic development of countries.
4. Describe social and economic measures of
development in various countries.
5. Explain how economic interdependence and
globalization affect countries and their populations.
6. Analyze the historical and contemporary
economic influence that Louisiana has on other parts of the United States and
on the broader world.
7. Analyze
the historical and contemporary effects that globalization has on Louisiana's
economy.
G. Analyze how
governments and political boundaries affect people and place.
1. Compare various systems of government in
terms of division of power, economic ideologies, and power structure.
2. Analyze various economic philosophies
including, capitalism, socialism, and communism that have influenced the
development of political and economic systems.
3. Evaluate the purpose of political
institutions at various levels, local to supranational, and distinguish their
roles, powers, and limitations.
4.
Analyze how political boundaries are created and how they affect political
institutions.
5. Describe nations
and states using appropriate terminology.
6. Analyze actions in various regions taken
by individuals, groups, regional governments, and supranational organizations
to expand freedoms and protect human rights.
7. Evaluate factors that contribute to
cooperation and conflict, including trade, natural resources, and land
acquisition.
8. Explain the degree
to which cooperation and conflict have affected countries and world
regions.
H. Analyze how
people have modified or adapted to the environment locally, nationally,
regionally, and globally.
1. Analyze effects
of human settlement patterns and land use on the natural environment.
2. Identify ways in which people have
attempted to mitigate the effects of natural disasters.
3. Analyze causes and effects of local,
national, regional, and global environmental issues.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17.6,
R.S.
17:24.4, and
R.S.
17:154.
