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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 11
The competent geography teacher understands the patterns and networks of economic interdepedence on Earth's surface.
Knowledge Indicators - The competent geography teacher:
Classes at EIU:
11A. understands the classification, characteristics, and spatial distribution of economic systems.

GEG 3600

 

11B.

understands how places of various size function as centers of economic activity.

GEG 3600

 

11C. understands the increasing economic interdependence of the world's countries.

GEG 3600

 

11D. understands the geographic causes and consequences of world trade.

GEG 3600

 

Performance Indicators - The competent geography teacher:
Classes at EIU:
11E. classifies and describes the spatial distribution of major economic systems and evaluates their relative merits in terms of productivity and the social welfare of workers.

GEG 3600

 

11F. identifies and evaluates the spatial aspect of economic sytems, e.g., market areas around major business establishments.

GEG 3600

 

11G. analyzes and evaluates international economic issues from a spatial point of view.

GEG 3600

 

11H. identifies and explains the primary geographic causes for world trade.

GEG 3600

 

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