V Geography
V A. The World in Spatial Terms
V G-1A-M1 identifying and describing the characteristics, functions, and applications of various types of maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies; (1, 2, 3, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 01. Describe the characteristics, functions, and applications of various types of maps (G-1A-M1)
* GLE 02. Compare the uses of different types of maps, including two different types of maps of the same area (G-1A-M1)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
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V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
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V 8th Grade Level Expectations
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V G-1A-M2 interpreting and developing maps, globes, graphs, charts, models, and databases to analyze spatial distributions and patterns; (1, 2, 3, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 03. Interpret a map, using a map key/legend and symbols, distance scale, compass rose, cardinal or intermediate directions, and latitude and longitude (G-1A-M2)
* GLE 04. Locate major landforms and geographic features, places, and bodies of water/waterways on a map of the United States (G-1A-M2)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
* GLE 01: Use latitude and longitude to determine direction or locate or compare points on a map or representation of a globe (G-1A-M2)
V 7th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 01. Analyze various types of maps, charts, graphs, and diagrams related to U.S. history (G-1A-M2)
V 8th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 01. Use time zones in the United States or the International Date Line to interpret a map or representation of a globe and calculate current times in different places (G-1A-M2)
* GLE 02. Locate major landforms and geographic features, places, and bodies of water/waterways on a map of Louisiana (G-1A-M2)
* GLE 03. Construct a map based on given narrative information (G-1A-M2)
* GLE 04. Construct a chart or diagram to display geographical information in an organized way (G-1A-M2)
V G-1A-M3 organizing and displaying information about the location of geographic features and places by using mental mapping skills; (1, 2, 3, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 05. Translate a mental map into sketch form to illustrate relative location, size, and distances between places (G-1A-M3)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
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V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
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V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
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V B. Places and Regions
V G-1B-M1 explaining and analyzing both the physical and human phenomena associated with specific places, including precipitation and settlement patterns; (1, 2, 3, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 06. Describe types of settlements and patterns of land use in Colonial America and suggest reasons for locations of cities and settlements (G-1B-M1)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
* GLE 02: Identify land and climatic conditions conducive to human settlement in regions of the world and describe the role of these conditions (G-1B-M1)
V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
* GLE 02. Explain how physical features and climate affected migration, settlement patterns, and land use in the United States through 1877 (G-1B-M1)
V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
* GLE 05. Describe and analyze the distinguishing physical and/or human characteristics of Louisiana regions (G-1B-M1)
V G-1B-M2 identifying and describing significant physical features that have influenced historical events; (1, 2, 3, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 07. Identify ways in which location and physical features influence the development or life in a region of the United States (e.g., effects of natural barriers) (G-1B-M2)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
* GLE 03: Identify physical features that influenced world historical events and describe their influence (e.g., the Nile and Tigris-Euphrates as “cradles of civilization”) (G-1B-M2)
V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
* GLE 03. Identify and describe significant physical features that have influenced U.S. historical events (e.g., Ohio River Valley in the American Revolution) (G-1B-M2)
V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
* GLE 06. Describe ways in which location and physical features have influenced historical events in Louisiana and the development of the state (e.g., Mississippi River/swamp in the Battle of New Orleans) (G-1B-M2)
V G-1B-M3 identifying criteria used to define regions and explaining how and why regions change; (1, 2, 3, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 08. Identify physical or other criteria used to define regions and apply criteria to distinguish one region from another in the United States (G-1B-M3)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
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V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
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V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
* GLE 07. Explain how or why specific regions are changing as a result of physical phenomena (e.g., changes in the coastal wetlands) (G-1B-M3)
* GLE 08. Identify and describe factors that cause a Louisiana region to change (e.g., natural occurrences, disasters, migration) (G-1B-M3)
V G-1B-M4 describing and explaining how personal interests, culture, and technology affect people’s perceptions and uses of places and regions; (1, 2, 3, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 09. Explain ways in which goals, cultures, interests, inventions, and technological advances affected perceptions and uses of places or regions in Colonial America (G-1B-M4)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
* GLE 04: Explain ways in which goals, cultures, interests, inventions, and technological advances have affected people’s perceptions and uses of places or regions in world history (G-1B-M4)
V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
* GLE 04. Explain ways in which goals, cultures, interests, inventions, and technological advances have affected perceptions and uses of places or regions in the United States (G-1B-M4)
V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
* GLE 09. Explain ways in which goals, cultures, interests, inventions, and technological advances have affected perceptions and uses of places or regions in Louisiana (G-1B-M4)
V C. Physical and Human Systems
V G-1C-M1 predicting and explaining how physical features help to shape patterns and arrangements in the physical environment; (1, 2, 3, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
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V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
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V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
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V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
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V G-1C-M2 identifying key demographic concepts and using these concepts to analyze the population characteristics of a country or region; (1, 2, 3, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
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V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
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V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
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V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
* GLE 10. Analyze the population characteristics and other demographic information about the United States and Louisiana, including rates of increase/decrease for demographic variables (G-1C-M2)
V G-1C-M3 describing the characteristics and patterns of human settlement in different regions of the world and analyzing the impact of urbanization; (1, 2, 3, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 10. Describe the influence of location and physical setting on the founding of the original thirteen colonies (G-1C-M3)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
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V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
* GLE 05. Explain patterns of rural/urban migration and the positive and negative consequences of urban development in the United States (G-1C-M3)
V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
* GLE 11. Explain why humans settled and formed societies in specific regions or why immigrant groups (e.g., Acadians) settled in specific areas of Louisiana (G-1C-M3)
V G-1C-M4 analyzing types, patterns, and effects of human migration over time; (1, 2, 3, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 11. Explain the reasons why Europeans chose to explore and colonize the world (G-1C-M4)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
* GLE 05: Explain reasons for different patterns of migration among early peoples (G-1C-M4)
V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
* GLE 06. Identify selected racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and explain the political, cultural, and economic reasons for immigration (G-1C-M4)
V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
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V G-1C-M5 tracing local and worldwide patterns of cultural diffusion and analyzing their causes and effects; (1, 3, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
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V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
* GLE 06: Explain factors or events that have facilitated cultural diffusion (e.g., the Silk Road, Crusades) (G-1C-M5)
V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
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V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
* GLE 12. Describe the causes and effects of cultural diffusion and the effects of cultural diversity in Louisiana (G-1C-M5)
V G-1C-M6 comparing historical and contemporary patterns of economic interdependence; (1, 2, 3, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 12. Describe the economic interdependence among the thirteen American colonies (G-1C-M6)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
* GLE 07: Describe the economic interdependence among various ancient civilizations (G-1C-M6)
V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
* GLE 07. Compare the interdependence of Great Britain and the American colonies to the global economy today (G-1C-M6)
V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
* GLE 13. Describe factors that contribute to economic interdependence at the local, national, and global level, as related to Louisiana's past and present (G-1C-M6)
V G-1C-M7 explaining how cooperation and conflict among people contribute to the political divisions on Earth’s surface; (1, 2, 4)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 13. Explain how geographic differences and similarities among the thirteen American colonies contributed to political cooperation and conflict (G-1C-M7)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
* GLE 08: Explain how ancient civilizations established and maintained political boundaries (G-1C-M7)
V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
* GLE 08: Explain how cooperation and conflict affected the changing political boundaries of the United States to 1877 (e.g., Missouri Compromise) (G-1C-M7)
V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
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V D. Environment and Society
V G-1D-M1 analyzing and evaluating the effects of human actions upon the physical environment; (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 14. Describe the impact of human action on the physical environment of early America (G-1D-M1)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
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V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
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V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
* GLE 14. Analyze, evaluate, and predict consequences of environmental modifications on Louisiana landforms, natural resources, and plant or animal life (G-1D-M1)
V G-1D-M2 explaining and giving examples of how characteristics of different physical environments affect human activities; (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 15. Explain and give examples of how Native Americans and Europeans adapted to living in a particular North American physical environment (G-1D-M2)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
* GLE 09: Explain how different physical environments affected human activity in ancient civilizations (G-1D-M2)
V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
* GLE 09: Explain how the different physical environments in the American North and South led to different economic activities (G-1D-M2)
V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
* GLE 15. Analyze the benefits and challenges of the Louisiana physical environments on its inhabitants (e.g., flooding, soil, climate conducive to growing certain plants) (G-1D-M2)
V G-1D-M3 analyzing the worldwide distribution and utilization of natural resources; (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
* GLE 16. Identify the natural resources used by people in the United States (G-1D-M3)
V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
* GLE 10: Analyze world or regional distribution of natural resources in terms of the need to import or the capacity to export (G-1D-M3)
V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
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V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
* GLE 16. Analyze the distribution and uses of Louisiana's natural resources (G-1D-M3)
V G-1D-M4 identifying problems that relate to contemporary geographic issues and researching possible solutions. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
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V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
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V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
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V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
* GLE 17. Identify a contemporary Louisiana geographic issue, and research possible solutions (G-1D-M4)
V Civics
V A. Structure and Purposes of Government
V C-1A-M1 explaining major ideas about why governments are necessary and evaluating competing positions on the purposes government should serve; (1, 2, 4, 5)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
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V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
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V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
* GLE 10. Explain and evaluate the major purposes of government (C-1A-M1)
V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
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V C-1A-M2 describing the essential characteristics of various systems of government; (1, 3, 4, 5)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
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V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
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V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
* GLE 11. Explain the meaning of the term federalism (C-1A-M2)
* GLE 12. Distinguish between various forms of government (e.g., monarchy, totalitarian) and describe their characteristics and organization (C-1A-M2)
V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
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V C-1A-M3 explaining how the powers of the government are distributed, shared, and limited by the United States and Louisiana constitutions; (1, 3, 5)
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V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History
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V 7th Grade Level Expectations: American History
* GLE 13. Explain how separation of powers limits government and describe the U.S. government system of checks and balances (C-1A-M3)
* GLE 14. Identify the powers of the U.S. federal government and the powers it shares with state governments according to the U.S. Constitution (C-1A-M3)
V 8th Grade Level Expectations: Louisiana Studies
* GLE 18. Identify the powers of state government as defined in the Louisiana Constitution and compare/contrast those powers to the powers of the federal government (C-1A-M3)
V C-1A-M4 explaining the purposes of state constitutions and describing the relationship of state constitutions to the federal constitution; (1, 3, 5)
V 5th Grade Level Expectations
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V 6th Grade Level Expectations: World History