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State Goal 17 - The Learning Standards
Late Elementary

Learning Standard A:
As a result of their schooling, students will be able to locate, describe and explain places, regions and features on the Earth.

17. A. 2a. Compare the physical characteristics of places including soils, land forms, vegetation, wildlife, climate, natural hazards.

17. A. 2b. Use maps and other geographic representations and instruments to gather information about people, places and environments.




Learning Standard B:
As a result of their schooling, students will be able to analyze and explain characteristics and interactions of the Earth's physical systems.

17. B. 2a. Describe how physical and human processes shape spatial patterns including erosion, agriculture and settlement.

17. B. 2b. Explain how physical and living components interact in a variety of ecosystems including desert, prairie, flood plain, forest, tundra.




Learning Standard C:
As a result of their schooling, students will be able to understand relationships between geographic factors and society.

17. C. 2a. Describe how natural events in the physical environment affect human activities.

17. C. 2b. Describe the relationships among location of resources, population distribution and economic activities (e.g., transportation, trade, communications).

17. C. 2c. Explain how human activity affects the environment.




Learning Standard D:
As a result of their schooling, students will be able to understand the historical significance of geography.

17. D. 2a. Describe how physical characteristics of places influence people’s perceptions and their roles in the world over time.

17. D. 2b. Identify different settlement patterns in Illinois and the United States and relate them to physical features and resources.