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Created by the EIU History Department to assist students of Eastern Illinois University in meeting the Illinois state standards for specialization in the social sciences.
Geography - Standard 10
The competent geography teacher understands the characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics.
Knowledge Indicators - The competent geography teacher:
Classes at EIU:
10A. understands the spatial distribution of culture at different scales, local to global.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

10B.

understands the spatial characteristics of the processes of cultural convergence and divergence.

GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

10C. understands how cultures shape the character of a region.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

Performance Indicators - The competent geography teacher:
Classes at EIU:
10D. explains the spatial processes of cultural convergence and divergence.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

10E. describes and explains the significance of patterns of cultural diffusion in the creation of Earth's varied cultural mosaics.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

10F. identifies and explains how different communities, including those affected by migrant populations, reflect the cultural background of their inhabitants.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

10G. analyzes how culture influences the charateristics of regions.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

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