GEOGRAPHY STANDARD 4
Students should know and understand the physical and human characteristics of places.

GEOGRAPHY STANDARD 11
Students should know and understand the patterns and networks of economics interdependence on earth’s surface.

ECONOMICS STANDARD 18
Students should understand that a nation’s overall levels of income, employment, and prices are determined by the interaction of spending and production decisions made by consumers, producers, and government policymakers.

SOCIAL STUDIES STRAND 7: PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, & CONSUMPTION

• Students should be able to describe the role of specialization and exchange in the economic process.
• Students should be able to use economic concepts to help explain historical and current developments and issues in local, national, or global contexts.

SOCIAL STUDIES STRAND 9: GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
Students should be able to analyze examples of conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among groups, societies, and nations.