| Learning Outcome |
APEF |
British Columbia |
United States |
United Kingdom |
Distinguishes between a map
and a
globe. |
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Orients a map using a compass
rose and locates places on a map
using a legend or key. |
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Follows directions (N, S, E,
W) on
a compass. |
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Distinguishes between
different
types of maps. |
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Locates important buildings in
a
community and discovers the kind
of work people do. |
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Uses such directional terms as
on,
over, under, beside, in, between,
above and below. |
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Understands why people settle
in
different areas or locations (land,
jobs). |
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On a map, distinguishes
between
different regions and districts and
their characteristics (land, weather,
natural resources). |
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Recognizes that settlements
vary
in size and that their location and
characteristics reflect the types of
economic activity in the area. |
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Distinguishes between human
and
natural and renewable and
non-renewable resources. |
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Discusses ways to conserve and
utilize our natural resources. |
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Describes modes of
transportation
used to move people and products
from place to place. |
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Identifies characteristics of
different cultural groups (food,
clothes, and toys). |
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Explains how nations
communicate
and depend on one another in the
"global village." |
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