Students use geographic representations to organize, analyze, and present information on people, places, and environments. 4-5 Grade Cluster Benchmark Collect, organize, and analyze data to interpret and construct geographic representations. 6-8 Grade Cluster Benchmark Interpret and construct geographic representations to explain human and physical distributions and patterns. 9-12 Grade Cluster Benchmark Use tools and methods of geographers to construct, interpret, and evaluate qualitative and quantititive data.
Students understand how distinct physical and human characteristics shape places and regions.
Grade Cluster Benchmark Use physical and human characteristics to compare and contrast places and regions locally and globally. 4-5 Grade Cluster Benchmark Use physical and human charateristics to compare and contrast places and regions in Hawaii, the United States, and other countries. 6-8 Grade Cluster Benchmark Use physical and human characteristics to compare and analyze places and regions in major world regions, countries, and cities. 9-12 Grade Cluster Benchmark Use physical and human characteristics of places and regions to evaluate how regional systems are structured, connected, and change over time. Students understand how physical processes shape Earth's surface and create, sustain, and modify the ecosystems.