THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY
STANDARDS
The
Geographically Informed Person knows and understands . . .
THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS:
STANDARD 1:
How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process,
and report information.
STANDARD 2:
How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and
environments.
STANDARD 3:
How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on
Earth's surface.
PLACES AND REGIONS:
STANDARD 4:
The physical and human characteristics of places.
STANDARD 5:
That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
STANDARD 6:
How culture and experience influence people's perception of places and regions.
PHYSICAL SYSTEMS:
STANDARD 7:
The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface.
STANDARD 8:
The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface.
HUMAN SYSTEMS:
STANDARD 9:
The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on
Earth's surface.
STANDARD 10:
The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
STANDARD 11:
The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface.
STANDARD 12:
The process, patterns, and functions of human settlement.
STANDARD 13:
How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and
control of Earth's surface.
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY:
STANDARD 14:
How human actions modify the physical environment.
STANDARD 15:
How physical systems affect human systems.
STANDARD 16:
The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of
resources.
THE USES OF GEOGRAPHY:
STANDARD 17:
How to apply geography to interpret the past.
STANDARD 18:
To apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future.
The Standards on the Web (Very good
Explanations)
http://www.ncge.org/publications/tutorial/standards/
Where the standards come from:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/standards.html