| World Geography
Students use maps, globes, graphs, and information technology as they study global patterns of physical and cultural characteristics. Students are expected to apply knowledge of geographic concepts to research, inquiry, and participatory processes. Standards are organized around six elements: the world in spatial terms, places and regions, physical systems, human systems, environment and society, and the uses of geography.
At the high school level, the Indiana Academic Standards for social studies provide Standards for specific courses that focus on one of the five content areas that make up the core of the social studies curriculum: history; civics and government; geography; economics; and individuals, society, and culture (psychology, sociology, and anthropology). One of these content areas is the major focus of the course while the other areas play supporting roles or become completely integrated into the subject matter. (Supporting content areas are indicated in parentheses.) Each high school course continues to develop skills for thinking, inquiry and research, and participation in a democratic society.
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