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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 16
The competent geography teacher understands the changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Knowledge Indicators - The competent geography teacher:
16A. understands how the spatial distribution of resources affects patterns of human settlement.
16B. understands how resource development and use change over time.
16C.

understands the geographic results of policies and programs for resource use and management.

Performance Indicators - The competent geography teacher:
16D. analyzes the relationships between the spatial distribution of settlement and resources.
16E. explains the relationship between resources and the exploration, colonization, and settlement of different regions of the world.
16F. evaluates policy decisions regarding the use of resources in different regions of the United States and the world.
16G. evaluates policies and programs related to the use of resources of different regions of the United States and the world.
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