The National Geography Standards Click here for a listing and brief interpretation of the 18 standards and 6 elements. The National Council for the Social Studies developed this list. Print it out here for future reference. This brief interpretation of the Standards shows how to easily incorporate them into your teaching.
Many educators have questions about how to implement the standards in their curriculum.
You'll find a few suggestions and examples here. You are a teacher who has heard about the new national geography standards and you want to incorporate them into your teaching. You have decided that you want to somehow incorporate all eighteen geography standards into your study of the United States. As you read each of the standards below, a sample objective is written for each one to help you understand the focus and scope of geography. The geographically informed person knows and understands 1. how to use maps and other graphic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.