{"id":17748,"date":"2024-08-15T16:17:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T20:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/?p=17748"},"modified":"2025-06-01T01:06:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T05:06:05","slug":"geography-standard-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/teacher-resources\/national-geography-standards\/geography-standard-10\/","title":{"rendered":"GEOGRAPHY STANDARD 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17748\" class=\"elementor elementor-17748\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3644f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f3644f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c3159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6c3159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Essential Element: Human Systems<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cb3c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28cb3c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5a96a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"0b5a96a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Theme\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6425fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6425fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf3832 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cf3832\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee2cbc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ee2cbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e9fb85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e9fb85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f025b elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"a7f025b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1761\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1761\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Characteristics of Culture<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1761\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1761\"><p><strong>1. A culture has distinctive characteristics<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Therefore, the student is able to:<\/em><\/p><p>A. Identify and describe the characteristics of a culture, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Identify and describe distinctive characteristics of their own cultur\u00adal heritage (e.g., cuisine or agricultural products, traditional festivals or celebrations, vocabulary terms that locals would know and under\u00adstand but outsiders might find confusing).<\/li><li>Identify and describe the distinctive characteristics of current US cultures (e.g., spoken and written languages, social organizations, be\u00adliefs and customs, forms of architecture, educational systems).<\/li><li>Identify and describe the distinctive cultural characteristics of groups that immigrated to the United States in the past.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1762\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1762\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Patterns of Culture<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1762\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1762\"><p><strong>2. Cultures leave imprints on the physical environment in the form of cultural markers<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Therefore, the student is able to:<\/em><\/p><p>A. Identify and describe examples of cultural markers (e.g., buildings, place names, monuments), as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Identify and describe the names of businesses in the local commu\u00adnity that indicate a connection to a culture.<\/li><li>Identify and describe the place names of streets and buildings in the local community that may be connected to a cultural group that lived in the local area at some prior time.<\/li><li>Identify examples of different religious or institutional structures in the community and describe the connections to cultural groups in the community.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1763\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1763\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Cultural Diffusion and Change<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1763\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1763\"><p><strong>3. Cultures change and diffuse in multiple ways<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Therefore, the student is able to:<\/em><\/p><p>A. Describe examples of changes in a culture, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Describe how the introduction of new technologies may cre\u00adate change in a culture (e.g., television, cellular or mobile phone, Internet).<\/li><li>Describe how increased educational opportunities may result in changes in a culture.<\/li><li>Describe how increasing employment opportunities for women create changes in a culture.<\/li><\/ul><p>B. Describe examples of the spread of a culture, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Describe how different cultural groups bring their cultural tradi\u00adtions (e.g., food, holidays, clothing, religion) with them when they move to new locations.<\/li><li>Describe how culture may spread as a result of increased communi\u00adcations technologies (e.g., television, films, Internet).<\/li><li>Describe how cultural arts and artifacts can spread through trav\u00adel, education, and international marketing (e.g., weaving and cloth making, baskets, paintings, body adornment, sculptures).<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0af4c15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0af4c15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4fe70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d4fe70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dcdded e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dcdded\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916ff5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"916ff5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1521\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1521\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Characteristics of Culture<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1521\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1521\"><p>1. There are many different cultures, each with its own distinctive characteristics<\/p><p>Therefore, the student is able to:<\/p><p>A. Compare the cultural characteristics of different cultures, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Compare examples of distinctive cultural characteristics that can be observed in different neighborhoods in the local community.<\/li><li>Describe and explain how a cultural characteristic from one culture may be adopted in another culture (e.g., sushi bar at a truck stop, African drumming patterns in US music, cultural holiday customs practiced in new locations).<\/li><li>Describe and explain the spatial patterns of different cultural char\u00adacteristics across regions or countries (e.g., the pattern of languages and dialects within a country, the architectural styles predominant in rural areas of European countries, the worldwide distribution of different religions).<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1522\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1522\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Patterns of Culture<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1522\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1522\"><p><strong>2. Multiple cultural landscapes exist and vary across space<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Therefore, the student is able to:<\/em><\/p><p>A. Explain how a cultural landscape is the physical expression of a culture, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Describe how human settlements and archaeological remains illus\u00adtrate the human imprint on the physical environments they occu\u00adpied (e.g., the Cahokia Mounds left by Native Americans in southern Illinois, Pompeii ruins in Italy as a result of the volcanic eruption in ancient times, speculation about the stone statuary on Easter Island).<\/li><li>Describe the architectural styles of residential structures in selected world regions and explain how differences in the structures reflect differences in the respective cultures (e.g., yurts in Mongolia, pueblos in the American Southwest, villas in Italy).<\/li><li>Identify the place names of towns in a particular region and ex\u00adplain how they serve as cultural markers on the landscape (e.g., US town names connected to prior European homelands, locations with names from an indigenous language, names of immigrant settle\u00adments).<\/li><\/ul><p>B. Compare different cultural landscapes, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Identify and compare the spatial patterns of retail sales areas in different cultural regions (e.g., suburban malls surrounded by large parking areas in the United States, densely packed pedestrian markets or souks in North Africa, floating markets on the rivers of Southeast Asia).<\/li><li>Compare the cultural landscapes of urban and suburban residential areas in terms of the amount of space, population density, and hori\u00adzontal versus vertical use of space.<br \/>Compare the cultural landscapes of indigenous peoples with the societies that replaced them (e.g., the Sami people versus Nordic peoples, the Maori versus European settlements, South African !Kung versus Dutch settlements).<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1523\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1523\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Cultural Diffusion and Change<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1523\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1523\"><p><strong>3. Changes in cultural characteristics and the distribution of cultures result from migration of people and the diffusion of ideas and technology<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Therefore, the student is able to:<\/em><\/p><p>A. Describe and explain the processes of cultural diffusion, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Describe and explain how connections between cultures may result in the sharing of cultural characteristics (e.g., migration, travel, edu\u00adcational exchange programs).<\/li><li>Describe and explain how the increased knowledge and use of a common language increases the opportunities for cultural diffusion.<\/li><li>Identify the origins of different music genres and describe the spa\u00adtial role of music in cultural diffusion (e.g., Latin Salsa music, Jazz and Blues music, rock and roll music).<\/li><\/ul><p>B. Explain the diffusion of a cultural characteristic, such as religious belief, music style, and architecture, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Explain how the diffusion of Islam followed trade routes through North Africa and into Europe.<br \/>Explain how jazz music developed in the southern United States and then spread north primarily to cities along the Mississippi River.<\/li><li>Explain how the spread of religious structures follow from process\u00ades of colonization (e.g., Catholic cathedrals and missions spread from Europe to the New World as a result of European exploration and colonization).<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae05dd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae05dd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b6e8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89b6e8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89792f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89792f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f7eb8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"6f7eb8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1161\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1161\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Characteristics of Culture<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1161\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1161\"><p><strong>1. Cultural systems provide contexts for living in and viewing the world<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Therefore, the student is able to:<\/em><\/p><p>A. Describe and explain the characteristics that constitute any particular cultural system (e.g., Amish, Japanese, Maori), as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Describe and explain how the extended family networks and limited use of technology influence the Amish culture in the United States.<\/li><li>Describe and explain the historical role of the caste system and ar\u00adranged marriages in the Indian cultural system.<\/li><li>Explain how local customs can contribute to a group\u2019s culture (e.g., lion hunting by Masai cattle herders in East Africa, outrigger canoe navigation by Pacific Island cultures).<\/li><\/ul><p>B. Explain how different cultures provide contexts from which people may view the world differently, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Describe and explain how a current event might be viewed different\u00adly from the context of different cultures (e.g., the results of a US presi\u00addential election, the impact of a natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina or a tsunami in the Indian Ocean, the global spread of US companies such as Wal-Mart, Starbucks, or McDonalds).<\/li><li>Explain how cultures may view the roles of women in society dif\u00adferently.<\/li><li>Explain how cultures may have differing views of business practices (e.g., markets where prices are negotiated rather than fixed, bartering for goods versus purchasing them).<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1162\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1162\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Patterns of Culture<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1162\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1162\"><p><strong>2. Cultural landscapes exist at multiple scales<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Therefore, the student is able to:<\/em><\/p><p>A. Identify and analyze the spatial patterns of cultural landscapes at multiple scales, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Describe the cultural landscapes of two large cities in the United States and analyze the commonalities and differences of their built en\u00advironments (e.g., Boston versus Los Angeles, Seattle versus Phoenix).<\/li><li>Describe and analyze the characteristics of the cultural landscapes of different neighborhoods in a city (e.g., architectural styles, signage for businesses, density of the residents, amount of green space, type of economic activities conducted there).<\/li><li>Analyze and explain the varying impacts of tourism on local cul\u00adtural landscapes (e.g., cruise ship ports of call such as Prince Edward Island, Cozumel, and Venice; crowds at Angkor Wat with the needs of the local residents; ecotourism impacts versus highly commercialized resorts).<\/li><\/ul><p>B. Explain differences in the human imprints on the physical environment of different cultures, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Explain how predominant agricultural practices in different cul\u00adtures result in different imprints on the physical environment (e.g., forest removal for cattle ranches in the Amazon, terrace construction for rice farming in China, changes in land use patterns as a result of center pivot irrigation in the western United States).<\/li><li>Explain examples of the imprints on the physical environment of past cultures (e.g., the landscape of Egypt with pyramids and irriga\u00adtion, Mayan temples and agricultural fields, Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and field systems).<\/li><li>Explain the differences in selected North American cultural hearths and how they influenced settlements (e.g., the French in the lower St. Lawrence Valley, the English and Africans in the southern Tidewater region, the Spanish in Mexico).<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1163\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1163\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Cultural Diffusion and Change<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1163\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1163\"><p><strong>3. Cultures change through convergence and\/or divergence<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Therefore, the student is able to:<\/em><\/p><p>A. Identify and explain examples of cultural convergence, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Explain examples of the spread of culture traits that contribute to cultural convergence due to globalization (e.g., US-based fast-food franchises in China and India, the dominance of the English language for use in business, replication of television programs or print media in other countries).<br \/>Analyze the ways technology contributes to cultural convergence on a global scale (e.g., role of television, the Internet, more affordable air travel, cellular or mobile phone technology).<\/li><li>Explain how multinational corporations and international business operations contribute to cultural convergence.<\/li><\/ul><p>B. Identify and explain examples of cultural divergence, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Identify and explain examples of immigrant cultural groups main\u00adtaining language or other cultural markers in a new location to dis\u00adtinguish themselves from other groups.<br \/>Explain how subculture groups in the United States adopt dress or other characteristics to distinguish themselves from other groups (e.g., Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders, Goths, the Amish).<\/li><li>Identify and explain how different types of housing styles and de\u00advelopments may contribute to cultural divergence (e.g., gated com\u00admunities retirement communities, suburban developments with home owner association covenants).<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>4. The rate of cultural change has increased as a result of globalization<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Therefore, the student is able to:<\/em><\/p><p>A. Explain how and why globalization has increased the rate of change in cultures, as exemplified by being able to<\/p><ul><li>Explain how media, such as television, music, and films, can influ\u00adence the rate of change in cultures around the world (e.g., youth pref\u00aderences for types of music, knowledge of India diffused through the Indian film industry).<\/li><li>Explain how the increased mobility of people, ideas, and informa\u00adtion can result in increasing the rate of change in a culture (e.g., the spread of Internet social networking, development of smart phones and short-message-service [SMS] texting).<\/li><li>Explain how the increasing economic interdependence in the world may result in an increased rate of change in cultures (e.g., expand\u00ading use of the Internet as an international marketing tool, increased frequency of business and trade shows involving people from across the world, changes in peoples\u2019 diets due to the spread of US fast-food franchises).<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essential Element: Human Systems The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth\u2019s cultural mosaics. 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