The following four Big Ideas will be included in Human Geography:  Analyzing data from a variety of sources allows us to better understand our globally connected world, demographic patterns and population distribution are influenced by physical features and natural resources, human activities alter landscapes in a variety of ways, and a geographic region can encompass a variety of physical features and/or human interactions.

Learning standards include:

• demographic patterns of growth, decline, and movement
• relationships between cultural traits, the use of physical space, and impacts on the environment, including First Peoples cultures
• global agricultural practices
• industrialization, trade, and natural resource demands
• increased urbanization and influences on societies and environments
• relationships between natural resources and patterns of population settlement and economic development
• political organization of geographic region