Geographic representations and geospatial technologies inform the investigation and analysis of geographic questions and spatial understanding of place, location, and region (SS09-GR.HS-S.2-GLE.1-EO.a) What of maps and geographic technologies are used by geographers to analyze and interpret the places, locations, and regions of the world? What type s of maps and geographic technologies are used by geographers to analyze and interpret social, political, and cultural factors How does analyzing geographic data create, develop, and change our perception/perspective of the places, locations, and regions of the world? Geographic data (demographics) and information on topics such quality of life, civic participation, and resource usage can inform policy decisions and individual actions (SS09-GR.HS-S.2-GLE.1-EO.a) and What geographic data and information might a city use to plan a community? How could demographic data be used unethically? What geographic data should be used to support quality of life decisions? Changing perceptions reshape mental maps of people, places, regions, and environment How has the war in changed our perception of the people and culture of the Middle East ()? How do regions form and change? What events shape our mental maps of people, places, and regions? What are the ethical implications of people mapping and mapping people? Spatial thinkers realize that community identity is formed and changed through the interaction of physical and human systems (SS09-GR.HS-S.2-GLE.2-EO.e) How did the formation of the European Union change national identity in ? How we better observe, analyze, and visualize a changing world? Critical Content: My students will Know… Key Skills: My students will be able to (Do)…
and the results of shifting priorities, values, and beliefs (SS09-GR.HS-S.2-GLE.1-EO.b,d) International inter-dependency for both human and natural resources increases exponentially with the escalating pace of globalization How are consumers more connected to the world, due to globalization? What are specific things that we can do to maximize the potential of globalization while minimizing its harmful effects? How does increasing globalization influence the interaction of people on How does globalization impact our lives today and in the future? Globalization and an increasingly interdependent world provides myriad opportunities for both conflict and cooperation among nations (SS09-GR.HS-S.2-GLE.3-EO.d) How does the uneven distribution of resources impact the United States’ relationship with Saudi Arabia? (SS09-GR.HS-S.2-GLE.3-EO.a) How does the uneven distribution of resources impact the United States’ relationship with Egypt? How do cooperation and conflict influence the division and control of the social, economic, and political spaces on (SS09-GR.HS-S.2-GLE.3-IQ.2) Increased interdependence among nations may require individual countries to reevaluate their beliefs/definitions of national unity and may test their ability to accommodate diverse populations How has the culture of China changed through increased interaction with the world? How is a nation’s challenged by globalization? Economic, political and cultural interconnections between nations result from the processes of globalization (SS09-GR.HS-S.2-GLE.3-EO.b) and RA.1,3) How has globalization impacted the United States’ Gross National Product? What are the economic effects of globalization? and RA.1,3) Critical Content: My students will Know… Key Skills: My students will be able to (Do)…