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BENCHMARK

GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS

G-1A-E1

 identifying and describing the characteristics and uses of geographic representations, such as various types of maps, globes, graphs, diagrams, photographs, and satellite-produced images

1.  Interpret a diagram.

2.  Describe basic characteristics of maps and globes.

G-1A-E2

locating and interpreting geographic features and places on maps and globes

3.  Use cardinal directions to locate places on maps and places in the classroom, school, and community

4.  Identify geographical features in the local region

G-1A-E3

constructing maps, graphs, charts, and diagrams to describe geographical information and to solve problems

5.  Construct a bar graph to represent given geographical information

6.  Sketch a simple map related to the classroom, school, or community (mental map)

G-1B-E1

 describing and comparing the physical characteristics of places, including land forms, bodies of water, soils, vegetation, and climate

7.  Describe how location, weather, and physical environment affect where and how people live

8.  Identify examples of various landforms (e.g., continents, islands)

G-1B-E2

identifying and describing the human characteristics of places, including population distributions and culture

9.  Identify the human characteristics of the local community

G-1B-E3

describing how the physical and human characteristics of places change over time

10.  Describe changes in the physical and human characteristics in the local community and why people modify the physical environment over time

G-1B-E4

defining and differentiating regions by using physical characteristics, such as climate and land forms, and by using human characteristics, such as economic activity and language

G-1C-E1 describing how physical processes help to shape features and patterns on Earth’s surface

11.  Describe how climate affects the vegetation in the community

G-1C-E2

describing and comparing the types of settlement and patterns of land use in local communities, the United States, and world regions

12.  Identify the types of settlement and patterns of land use in the local community

G-1C-E3

describing and explaining the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human population

13.  Identify simple demographics of a local region (e.g., mostly factory workers)

G-1C-E4

identifying and comparing the cultural characteristics of different regions and people

G-1C-E5

locating and explaining the spatial distribution of economic activities

14.  Identify ways of making a living within the community. 

G-1C-E6

identifying and describing types of territorial units, such as parishes or counties, states and countries

G-1D-E1

identifying and explaining ways in which people depend upon and modify the physical environment

15.  Explain ways in which people in the local community depend on the physical environment to satisfy basic needs.

G-1D-E2

describing how humans adapt to variations in the physical environment

G-1D-E3

describing the locations, causes, and effects of natural disasters on the environment and society

G-1D-E4

describing the use, distribution, and importance of natural resources

C-1A-E1

describing government in terms of the people and groups who make, apply, and enforce rules and laws in the home, school, community, and nation

16.  Identify local community and parish laws, and the persons responsible for making and enforcing them

C-1A-E-2

explaining the necessity and basic purposes of government

17.  Identify the necessity of local government and how it helps meet the basic need of society

C-1A-E3

comparing limited governments to unlimited governments

C-1A-E4

identifying and describing some of the major responsibilities of local, state, and national governments

18.  Describe major responsibilities of local government

C-1A-E5

identifying key members of government at the local, state, and national levels and describing their powers and the limits on their powers

19.  Identify key government positions at the local level, their powers, and limits on their powers.

C-1A-E6

explaining how officials in government acquire the authority to exercise political power

20.  Explain how government officials at the local level are elected

C-1A-E7

explaining the purposes and importance of rules and laws

21. 

Explain the need/purpose/importance of having rules in the school, community, and society

C-1B-E1 identifying basic principles of American constitutional democracy and explaining how the constitutions of the U.S. and Louisiana reflect these principles

C-1B-E2

discussing the importance of citizens sharing and supporting the principles of American constitutional democracy

22.  Explain how citizens help leaders in a community solve problems

C-1C-E1

explaining that the world is divided into different nations and describing the major ways that these nations interact

C-1D-E1

explaining the meaning of citizenship and the means by which individuals become citizens of the United States

23.  Define the meaning of the term “community citizen”

C-1D-E2

describing the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in a democratic society

24.  Identify examples of responsible citizenship in the school and community settings

C-1D-E3

identifying and discussing civic traits that are important to the preservation and improvement of American constitutional democracy

25.  Discuss the elements of fair play and good sportsmanship, respect for the rights and opinions of others, and respect for rules

C-1D-E4

describing the many ways that citizens can participate and contribute to their communities and to American society

26.  Describe actions individuals or groups may take to improve their community

27.  Explain the significance of national holidays and the achievements of the people associated with them

C-1D-E5

discussing issues related to citizenship and public service

28.  Identify a community issue and describe how good citizenship can help solve the problem

E-1A-E1

recognizing that limited resources require people to make decisions

29.  Explain how basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter can be met

30.  Identify examples of scarcity in the local community

E-1A-E2

identifying what is gained and lost when individuals or groups make decisions

30.  Identify what is gained and what is lost (given up) in choosing one of several alternatives (e.g., skating with friends versus bowling with parents)

E-1A-E3

demonstrating how economic wants affect decisions about using goods and services

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E-1A-E4

discussing and determining the process for making economic decisions

32.  Identify examples of choices families make when buying goods and services

E-1A-E5

explaining the relationships among producers and consumers

33.  Identify a consumer and a producer and their roles in the economy

34.  Explain how people in the local community depend on each other for goods and services

E-1A-E6

describing how natural resources, human resources, and capital (human-made) resources have been used and are combined in the production of goods and services

35.  Identify various ways in which resources are used (e.g., use of trees to produce wood for building, wood products, heat)

36.  Describe the roles of farmers, processors, and distributors in food production and consumption

37.  Describe the role of weather, land, and water resources in food production over time

E-1A-E7

describing how specialization affects productivity and contributes to the need for interdependence among producers and consumers

38.  Identify the specialized work that people do to manufacture, transport, and market goods and services

E-1A-E8

determining how the development of skills and knowledge relates to career opportunity and economic well-being

39.  Describe the importance of skills and education in choosing a career

E-1A-E9

identifying different methods for the distribution of good and services, including the concept of markets

E-1A-E10

identifying some of the economic institutions, such as households and banks, that make up the economy

40.  Identify a local economic institution (e.g., bank)

E-1A-E11

explaining and demonstrating why people participate in voluntary exchanges and how money helps in the process

41.  Explain why people exchange goods and services

E-1B-E1

describing how prices are determined by the interactions of buyers and sellers