TEKS: Chapter 113. Social Studies See All Teacher Resources

113.18.b.4

(4) Geography. The student understands the factors that influence the locations and characteristics of locations of various contemporary societies on maps and globes and uses latitude and longitude to determine absolute locations. The student is expected to:

• (A) locate various contemporary societies on maps and globes using latitude and longitude to determine absolute location;
• (B) identify and explain the geographic factors responsible for patterns of population in places and regions;
• (C) explain ways in which human migration influences the character of places and regions;
• (D) identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions;
• (E) draw sketch maps that illustrate various places and regions; and
• (F) identify the location of major world countries such as Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Russia, South Africa, Nigeria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Iran, India, Pakistan, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), Japan, North and South Korea, Indonesia, and Australia.