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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 6
The competent geography teacher understands how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions.
Knowledge Indicators - The competent geography teacher:
Classes at EIU:
6A. understands why places and regions serve as symbols for individuals and society.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

6B. understands why different groups of people within a society view places and regions differently.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

6C. understands how changing perceptions of places and regions reflect cultural change.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

Performance Indicators - The competent geography teacher:
Classes at EIU:
6D. evaluates the characteristics of places and regions from a variety of points of view.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

6E. explains how technology affects the ways in which culture groups perceive and use places and regions.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

6F. analyzes human perceptions of people, places, and regions to determine the impact of different cultures and experiences.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

6G. explains why places and regions are important to individual human identity and as symbols for unifying or fragmenting society.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

6H. analyzes the ways in which people's changing views of places and regions reflect cultural change.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

6I. explains how human experiences (e.g., wedding customs, funerals, social functions) in various places and regions of the world may be interpreted differently by different cultural groups.
GEG 1100G

GEG 1200G

 

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