Rockingham County Public Schools

World Geography Benchmarks

A Guide for Parent Involvement

 

1st Six Weeks

Introduction to Geography: WG.1a,b,c,e; WG.2a,b

·         Basic geographic terms

·         Using maps, globes, photographs, and pictures (WG.1a,b,c,e)

·         Physical and ecological processes (WG.2a,b)

·         Climate

·         Weather

Global Economics and Population:  WG.2c; WG.5; WG.6; WG.7; WG.8; WG.9; WG.10; WG.11b,c

·         Distribution, growth rates, and characteristics of human population (WG.5)

·         Human migration and cultural interaction (WG.6)

·         Natural, human, and capital resources (WG.2c; WG.5; WG.7a,b)

·         Developed and developing countries (WG.8)

·         Global patterns and networks of economic interdependence (WG.9)

·         Conflict, cooperation, division, and control (WG.10)

·         Patterns of urban development (WG.11b,c)

      

*****The information in the units above is introduced during the first six weeks, and reviewed and expanded throughout the following regional units

 

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2nd Six Weeks

United States and Canada:  WG.2b; WG.3a,b,c; WG.4; WG.9a,b,d; WG.10b,c; WG.11

·         Physical characteristics (WG.2b; WG.3a; WG.4; WG.11a)

·         Economic characteristics (WG.4; WG.9a,b,d)

·         Cultural characteristics (WG.3b,c; WG.4; WG.6; WG.10b,c; WG.11b,c)

Latin America and the Caribbean:  WG.2b; WG.3a,c; WG.4; WG.10 b; WG.11b,c

·         Physical characteristics (WG.2b; WG.3a; WG.4)

·         Economic characteristics (WG.2b; WG.3a; WG.11a)

·          Cultural characteristics (WG.3c; WG.4; WG.10b; WG.11b,c)

 

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3rd Six Weeks

Europe:  WG.1d; WG.2b; WG.3a,b,c; WG.4; WG.9a,b,d; WG.10b,c; WG.11 a

·         Physical characteristics (WG.2b; WG.3a; WG.11a)

·         Economic characteristics (WG.4; WG.9a,b,d)

·         Cultural characteristics (WG.1d; WG.3b,c; WG.4; WG.10b,c)

Russia and Central Asia:  WG.1d; WG.2b; WG.3a,b; WG.4; WG.9b; WG.11a

·         Physical characteristics (WG.2b; WG.3a; WG.4; WG.11a)

·         Economic characteristics (WG.4; WG.9b)

·         Cultural characteristics (WG.1d; WG.3b; WG.4)

 

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4th Six Weeks

South, Southeast, and East Asia:  WG.1d; WG.2b; WG.3a,b,c; WG.4; WG.7a; WG.9b,d; WG.10b,c; WG.11a,c

·         Physical characteristics (WG.2b; WG.3a; WG.4; WG.11a)

·         Economic characteristics (WG.4; WG.7a; WG.9b,d)

·         Cultural characteristics (WG.1d; WG.3b,c; WG.4; WG.10b,c; WG.11c)

 

North Africa and Southwest Asia (Middle East):  WG.1d; WG.3a,b,c; WG.4; WG.9d; WG.10b,c; WG.11a

·         Physical characteristics (WG.3a; WG.4; WG.11a)

·         Economic characteristics (WG.4; WG.7a; WG.9a)

·         Cultural characteristics (WG.1d; WG.3b,c; WG.4; WG.10b,c)

 

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5th  Six Weeks

North Africa and Southwest Asia (Middle East):  WG.1d; WG.3a,b,c; WG.4; WG.9d; WG.10b,c; WG.11a (continued, if applicable)

·         Physical characteristics (WG.3a; WG.4; WG.11a)

·         Economic characteristics (WG.4; WG.7a; WG.9a)

·         Cultural characteristics (WG.1d; WG.3b,c; WG.4; WG.10b,c)

 

Sub-Saharan Africa:  WG.1d; WG.2b; WG.3a,b,c; WG.4; WG.9b; WG.10b,c; WG.11a,c)

·         Physical characteristics (WG.2b; WG.3a; WG.4; WG.11a)

·         Economic characteristics (WG.4; WG.9b)

·         Cultural characteristics (WG.1d; WG.3b,c; WG.4; WG.10b,c; WG.11c)

 

Australia, Pacific Islands, and Antarctica:  WG.3b; WG.4; WG.10c

·         Physical characteristics (WG.4)

·         Economic characteristics (WG.4)

·         Cultural characteristics (WG.3b;  WG.4; WG.10c)

 

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6th  Six Weeks

·         Final review for Virginia End of Course World Geography Standards of Learning Test

 

·         Virginia End of Course World Geography Standards of Learning Test

 

·         Application of previous topics and/or pre-teaching of content SOL benchmarks contained in subsequent curricula

 

 

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Standard WG.12; Apply geography to interpret the past, understand the present, and plan for the future will  be incorporated into each of the above units

·         Using geographic knowledge, skills and perspectives to analyze problems and make decisions

·         Relating current events to physical and human characteristics of places and regions

 

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**  The numbers throughout the Benchmarks refer to the Virginia Social Studies Standards of Learning objectives.  For example, “WG.3” refers to the World Geography Social Studies SOL objective number “3”.