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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.

Social Science - Standard 24

The competent social science teacher understands how physical processes and human activities influence spacial distributions.
Knowledge Indicators - The competent social science teacher:
24A. Understands the trends and issues in world population patterns.  
24B. Understands the impact of human migration on physical and human systems.  
24C. Understands that cooperation and conflict influence spatial patterns on Earth.  
24D. Understands that physical processes contribute to different spacial distributions.  
Performance Indicators - The competent social science teacher:
24E. Analyzes population trends, issues, and patterns.
24F. Explains the causes and spatial patterns that result from cooperation and conflict among groups and socieites.
24G. Explains how human migration affects physical and human systems.
24H. Analyzes different spatial patterns to determine the influence of various physical processes.
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