CT Grade 9-12 Social Studies Standard #9

Places and Regions
Content Standard 9: Students will use spatial perspective to identify and analyze the significance of physical and cultural characteristics of places and world regions.
	a.     explain and describe the natural and cultural characteristics of one place to distinguish it from another
	b.     apply the concept of region to organize the study of a complex problem
	c.     explain that regions are interconnected and may also overlap
	d.     explain why places and regions are important to human and cultural identity and stand as symbols for unifying society
	e.     analyze ways different groups in society view places and regions differently
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