Geography and Environmental Literacy

Understand the geographic factors that influenced North Carolina and the United States.

Explain how location and place have presented opportunities and challenges for the movement of people, goods, and ideas in North Carolina and the United States.

Understand the human and physical characteristics of regions in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. physical features, culture, political organization and ethnic make-up).

Understand the human and physical characteristics of regions in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. physical features, culture, political organization and ethnic make-up).

Explain how human and environmental interaction affected quality of life and settlement patterns in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. environmental disasters, infrastructure development, coastal restoration and alternative sources of energy).