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Generate resourceExplain the role of citizen participation in autocratic and democratic governments.
Generate resourceDescribe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.
Generate resourceExplain the role of citizens in choosing the leaders of South Africa (parliamentary democracy), Nigeria (presidential democracy), and Kenya (presidential democracy).
Generate resourceDescribe the impact of government instability on access to education and the distribution of medicine and food to combat diseases and famine across Africa.
Generate resourceExplain citizen participation in autocratic and democratic governments [i.e., the role of citizens in choosing the leaders of Israel (parliamentary democracy), Saudi Arabia (autocratic monarchy), and Turkey (parliamentary democracy)].
Generate resourceDescribe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.
Generate resourceExplain the role of citizen participation in autocratic and democratic governments [i.e. explain the role of citizens in choosing the leaders of China (communist state), Japan (parliamentary democracy), North Korea (autocracy), South Korea (presidential democracy), and India (parliamentary democracy)].
Generate resourceDescribe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.
Generate resourceCompare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.
Generate resourceExplain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the economic systems in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya.
Generate resourceUnderstand that a basic principle of effective personal money management is to live within one's income.
Generate resourceUnderstand that a budget is a tool to plan the spending and saving of income.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.
Generate resourceExplain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.
Generate resourceDescribe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya.
Generate resourceExplain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
Generate resourceExplain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
Generate resourceExplain how the distribution of natural resources affects the economic development of Africa.
Generate resourceCompare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.
Generate resourceExplain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the economic systems in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
Generate resourceExplain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Southwest Asia (Middle East).
Generate resourceCompare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.
Generate resourceExplain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.
Generate resourceExplain the primary function of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Generate resourceDescribe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
Generate resourceExplain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
Generate resourceExplain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
Generate resourceExplain how the distribution of oil has affected the development of Southwest Asia (Middle East).
Generate resourceCompare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.
Generate resourceExplain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the economic systems in China, India, Japan, North Korea, and South Korea.
Generate resourceExplain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Southern and Eastern Asia.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.
Generate resourceExplain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.
Generate resourceDescribe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in China, India, Japan, South Korea and North Korea
Generate resourceExplain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
Generate resourceExplain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
Generate resourceLocate on a world and regional political-physical map: Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rain forest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Victoria, Great Rift Valley, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Atlas Mountains, and Kalahari Desert.
Generate resourceLocate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Sudan.
Generate resourceExplain the causes and effects of pollution on the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) and Ganges Rivers.
Generate resourceExplain the causes and effects of air pollution and flooding in India and China.
Generate resourceExplain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Southern and Eastern Asia.
Generate resourceDescribe how the mountain, desert, and water features of Southern and Eastern Asia impact trade and affect where people live.
Generate resourceAnalyze the diverse cultural characteristics of the people who live in Southern and Eastern Asia.
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the belief systems originating in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Shintoism, and Confucianism.
Generate resourceExplain how water pollution and unequal access to water impacts irrigation, trade, industry, and drinking water.
Generate resourceExplain the relationship between poor soil and deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Generate resourceExplain the impact of location, climate, and physical characteristics on population distribution in Africa.
Generate resourceExplain how the characteristics in the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, and tropical rain forest impact trade and affect where people live.
Generate resourceAnalyze the diverse cultural characteristics of the people who live in Africa.
Generate resourceLocate on a world and regional political-physical map: Euphrates River, Jordan River, Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, and Red Sea.
Generate resourceLocate on a world and regional political-physical map: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Gaza Strip, and West Bank.
Generate resourceExplain the impact of environmental issues across Southwest Asia (Middle East).
Generate resourceExplain how water pollution and the unequal access to water impacts irrigation and drinking water.
Generate resourceExplain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Southwest Asia (Middle East).
Generate resourceDescribe how the deserts and rivers of Southwest Asia (Middle East) impact trade and affect where people live.
Generate resourceAnalyze the diverse cultural characteristics of the people who live in Southwest Asia (Middle East).
Generate resourceDescribe the diversity of religions within Southwest Asian (Middle Eastern) ethnic groups (e.g., Arabs, Persians, and Kurds).
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the prominent religions in Southwest Asia (Middle East): Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.
Generate resourceLocate on a world and regional political-physical map: Ganges River, Huang He (Yellow River), Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula.
Generate resourceLocate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of China, India, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam.
Generate resourceExplain how the European partitioning across Africa contributed to conflict, civil war, and artificial political boundaries in Africa today.
Generate resourceExplain how the Pan-African movement and nationalism led to independence in Kenya and Nigeria.
Generate resourceExplain the creation and end of apartheid in South Africa and the roles of Nelson Mandela and F.W.de Klerk.
Generate resourceExplain how European partitioning in the Middle East following WWI led to regional conflict.
Generate resourceExplain the historical factors contributing to the establishment of the modern State of Israel in 1948; include the Jewish religious connection to the land, antisemitism, the development of Zionism in Europe, and the aftermath of the Holocaust.
Generate resourceDescribe how land and religion plays a role in continuing conflicts in the Middle East (i.e. the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the division between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and Kurdish nationalism).
Generate resourceExplain U.S. presence and interest in Southwest Asia, including the Persian Gulf conflict and invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
Generate resourceExplain the role of the United States in the rebuilding of Japan after WWII.
Generate resourceDescribe the impact of communism in China in terms of Mao Zedong, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square.
Generate resourceExplain the reasons for foreign involvement in Korea and Vietnam in terms of containment of communism.
Generate resourcecompare maps of the same place at different points in time and from different perspectives to determine changes, identify trends, and generalize about human activities
Generate resourcecompare maps with data sets (charts, tables, graphs) and /or readings to draw conclusions and make generalizations
Generate resourceuse geographic technology and software to determine changes, identify trends, and generalize about human activities
Generate resourcecompare and contrast the categories of natural, cultural, and political features found on maps
Generate resourceuse map key/legend to acquire information from historical, physical, political, resource, product, and economic maps
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