World Studies 

HS.14 Create and use maps, technology, imagery and other geographical representations to extrapolate and interpret geographic data.

HS. 15 Analyze and illustrate geographic issues by synthesizing data derived from geographic representations.

HS. 16 Analyze the interconnectedness of physical and human regional systems (e.g., a river valley culture, water rights/use in regions, choice/impact of settlement locations) and their interconnectedness to global communities.

HS.22 Analyze how humans have used technology to modify the physical environment (e.g., dams, tractors, housing types).

HS.4 Investigate the historical development and impact of major scientific and technological innovations; political though, theory, and actions; and art and literature on culture and thought.

HS.12 Construct and defend a written historical argument using relevant primary and secondary sources as evidence.

HS.19 Evaluate how differing points of view, self-interest, and global distribution of natural resources play a role in conflict over territory.

HS.17 Explain how migration, immigration and communication (cultural exchange, convergence, and divergence) lead to cultural changes and make predictions and draw conclusions about the global impact of cultural diffusion.

HS.20 Analyze the impact on physical and human systems of resource development, use, and management and evaluate the issues of sustainability.

HS.18 Analyze the impact of human migration on physical and human systems (e.g., urbanization, immigration, urban to rural).

HS.21 Relate trends in world population to current events and analyze their interrelationship.

HS.23 Analyze distribution and characteristics of human settlement patterns.

HS.9 Identify historical and current events, issues, and problems when national interests and global interest have been in conflict, and analyze the values and arguments on both side of the conflict.