H.12-H.14 Geography

Analyze the impact of physical and human geographic factors on the settlement of the Great Plains, the Klondike Gold Rush, the Panama Canal, the Dust Bowl, and the levee failure in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

Identify and explain reasons for changes in political boundaries such as those resulting from statehood and international conflicts.

Analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from migration within the United States, including western expansion, rural to urban, the Great Migration, and the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.

Analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from legal and illegal immigration to the United States.

Identify the effects of population growth and distribution on the physical environment.

Identify the roles of governmental entities and private citizens in managing the environment such as the establishment of the National Park System, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Endangered Species Act.

Understand the effects of governmental actions on individuals, industries, and communities, including the impact on Fifth Amendment property rights.