| The World in Spatial Terms |
1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective 2. How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on earth’s surface |
| Places and Regions |
4. The physical and human characteristics of places 5. That people create regions to interpret earth’s complexity 6. How culture and experience influence people’s perceptions of places and regions |
| Physical Systems |
7. The physical processes that shape the patterns of earth’s surface 8. The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on earth’s surface |
| Human Systems |
9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on earth’s surface 10. The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of earth’s cultural mosaics 11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on earth’s surface 12. The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement 13. How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of earth’s surface |
| Environment and Society |
14. How human actions modify the physical environment 15. How physical systems affect human systems 16. The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources |
| The Uses of Geography |
17. How to apply geography to interpret the past 18. How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future |
To Explore the World Around Us,
is to Explore and Discover Who We Are 
| Lonely Planet | Free Maps | Hammond Maps |
| Printable Mega Maps | World Atlas | Fodors Travel guides |
| United States | USA Archives | CIA Factbook |
| Cape Canaveral | The Weather Channel | National Weather Service |
| Weather Warning's | Aurora |
| National Geographic Society | Cultural Studies |
