Global Interconnections: Changing Spatial Patterns

• D2.Geo.10.K-2
  Describe changes in the physical and cultural characteristics of various world regions.
• D2.Geo.11.K-2
  Explain how the consumption of products connects people to distant places.
• D2.Geo.12.K-2
  Identify ways that a catastrophic disaster may affect people living in a place.
• D2.Geo.10.3-5
  Explain why environmental characteristics vary among different world regions.
• D2.Geo.11.3-5
  Describe how the spatial patterns of economic activities in a place change over time because of interactions with nearby and distant places.
• D2.Geo.12.3-5
  Explain how natural and human-made catastrophic events in one place affect people living in other places.
• D2.Geo.10.6-8
  Analyze the ways in which cultural and environmental characteristics vary among various regions of the world.
• D2.Geo.11.6-8
  Explain how the relationship between the environmental characteristics of places and production of goods influences the spatial patterns of world trade.
• D2.Geo.12.6-8
  Explain how global changes in population distribution patterns affect changes in land use in particular places.
• D2.Geo.10.9-12
  Evaluate how changes in the environmental and cultural characteristics of a place or region influence spatial patterns of trade and land use.
• D2.Geo.11.9-12
  Evaluate how economic globalization and the expanding use of scarce resources contribute to conflict and cooperation within and among countries.
• D2.Geo.12.9-12
  Evaluate the consequences of human-made and natural catastrophes on global trade, politics, and human migration.