Students will examine the physical and human geographic factors that encourage or impede economic interdependence between and/or among countries and the local, regional, and global consequences of those exchanges.
Use maps to show the location and distribution of Earth’s resources. Analyze how this distribution affects trade between and among countries and regions. [Spatial Interaction, Spatial Distribution, Physical Systems, Human Environment Interactions]
EXAMPLES: Compare and contrast South Africa with selected countries of sub-Sahara Africa (1800s–Present); relate the movement of world resources to developed and less developed countries (1900s); compare and contrast specific countries and regions in North America with countries and regions in Asia and Latin America in relationship to resources (Present); relate fossil fuels to the “have” and “have not” countries (Present)
Prepare graphic representations, such as maps, tables, and timelines, to describe the global movement of goods and services between and among countries and world regions over time. Analyze and assess the patterns and networks of economic interdependence or lack of interdependence that result. [Diffusion, Change Over Time, Spatial Interaction, Spatial Organization, Human Livelihoods]
EXAMPLES: Latin American and Africa: Subsistence agriculture (1800–Present); United States: relate resources to the inter-state highway system (Present); Russia: discuss the importance of the BAM (Baikal-Amur Mainline Railway) project and the Trans-Siberian railroad system in making more resources accessible to world trade (Present); Europe and China: compare and contrast the movement of goods and services (Present)
Detect how the physical and human environments have been altered in selected countries due to trade, commerce, and industrialization. Propose strategies for controlling the impact of these forces on the environments affected. [Cultural Landscape, Change Over Time, Physical Systems, Human Environment Interactions, Human Livelihoods]
EXAMPLES: Japan: compare and contrast the Inland Sea Area (1850–2000); Persian Gulf states: making the desert bloom (1875–2005); United States: forest and plains to farmland (1800s); China: industrial changes in Yangzi (Chang Jiang) River valley from 1930s to 2000; Indonesia and Brazil: tropical rainforests to farmland (Present)
Analyze the impact of changing global patterns of trade and commerce on the local community. Predict the impact of these patterns in the future. [Spatial Interaction, Change Over Time, Human Livelihoods]
EXAMPLES: Go to a large retail store in the local community and map the origins of textile products by countries (Present); China and United States: give examples of the imbalance of trade (Present) and predict the impact of the imbalance on the local community; evaluate the auto industry in relationship to imports and the impact on mid-America (1970–Present) and predict the impact on the local community