In the Footsteps of Dr. Livingstone

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Correlation of the Sample Activity to Geography Standards

• develop and use different kinds of maps, globes, graphs, charts, databases, and models
• use geographic tools and techniques to pose and answer questions about spatial distributions and patterns on earth
• analyze and explain distributions of physical and human phenomena with respect to spatial patterns, arrangements, and associations
• describe the patterns and processes of migration and diffusion

• analyze the physical characteristics of places
• analyze the human characteristics of places
• identify and analyze how technology shapes the physical and human characteristics of places
• identify the criteria used to define a region
• identify types of regions
• explain how regions change over space and time

• use physical resources to explain patterns in the physical environment
• analyze physical patterns in terms of the processes that created them
• explain the distribution of ecosystems from local to global scales
• explain the functions and dynamics of ecosystems
• explain how physical processes influence ecosystems
• explain how human processes contribute to changes in ecosystems

• describe the structure of different populations through the use of key demographic concepts
• analyze the population characteristics of places to explain population patterns
• identify ways in which communities reflect the cultural background of their inhabitants
• identify and explain the ways in which human induced changes in the physical environment in one of place can cause changes in other places

• explain how the characteristics of different physical environments affect human activities
• describe and analyze world patterns of source distribution and utilization
• evaluate different viewpoints regarding resource use

• describe the ways in which the spatial organization of society changes over time
• integrate multiple points of view to analyze and evaluate contemporary geographic issues