Overview of 18 National Geography Standards by Nancy

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Standard 1: Maps and Other Geographic Representations

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Focus: U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

Source: Page, W. R. (2014, April). [U.S.-Mexico Borderlands showing south Texas-northern Mexico study area (pink-colored area in lower right).]. Retrieved February 25, 2015, from http://gec.cr.usgs.gov/projects/borderstudies/health.html

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Standard 5: Regional Geophraphy

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Focus: The US and Mexico borderlands can be described as both a formal and a functional region. This is because of shared characteristics such as climate and the state of nature. This is proven by agreements between US and Mexican program agencies that engage in water resource management activities in the region.

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Standard 2: Mental Maps

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Focus: Mental map of a walk from my home to Mill Ave.

Source: Personal knowledge from living in the area of Tempe.

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Standard 4: Physical and Human Characteristics of Places

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Focus: The borderlands culture is portrayed as a human characteristic and the Imperial Beach as a physical characteristic of Tijuana.

Source: Gibbs, N. (2010, July). [Digital image]. Retrieved from http://www.spaceandculture.org/2010/07/15/book-review-here-is-tijuana/

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Standard 6: Perceptions of Places and Regions

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Focus: Forming a view of a certain geographical location involves memories, culture and experience.

Source: Smith, J. (2012, March). [Digital image]. Retrieved from http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2012/06/03/is-truth-in-non-fiction-really-just-perception-by-jen-smith/

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Standard 7: Physical Processes

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Focus: Vertical cliff face occurs all over Sedona Mountains because of physical processes and weak layer of rock.

Source: screenshot from Google Maps, of a region of Sedona, AZ.

Standard 8: Characteristics and Distribution of Earth's Ecosystems

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Focus: Geographically informed individuals need to understand spatial distribution, origins, functions, and maintenance of the different ecosystems.

Source: D. (2015, March). [Digital image]. Retrieved from http://www.ducksters.com/science/ecosystems/world_biomes.php

Standard 9: Population Geography

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Focus: This map portrays population clusters across the globe, and how China, India, & Western Europe are highly populated.

Source: Harper, W. (n.d.). World Population Clusters [Digital image]. Retrieved from http://www.harpercollege.edu/mhealy/g101ilec/intro/phy/phpeo/phpeofr.htm

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Standard 10: Culture Mosaics

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Focus: The culture of the borderlands portrays important beliefs and
traditions of the rest of the country.
Gorgeous cathedrals and bright traditional clothing are forms of
representing culture.
Source: Dioni, A. (2012, September). Catedral de la Asunción en Hermosillo, Sonora. México [Vista frontal de la Catedral de la Asunción de Hermosillo, ubicada frente a la Plaza Zaragoza]. Retrieved from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catedral_de_la_Asunci%C3%B3n_en_Hermosillo,_Sonora._M%C3%A9xico._02.JPG

Standard 11: Economic Interdependence

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Focus: WWII altered the gender of commerce and trade because women were joining the paid workforce as most men left to fight the war.

Source: UK, S. (n.d.). The War That Liberated Women. Retrieved March 29, 2015, from http://www.stylist.co.uk/people/the-war-that-liberated-women

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Standard 12: Human Settlement

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Focus: It is important to understand human settlements as to why the location was picked and its history. Tubac, Arizona started by being occupied by European settlements since 1752.

Source: Catalina Inn Hotel, north Tucson, Arizona. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.catalinalodgingtucson.com/history.htm

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Standard 13: Cooperation and Conflict

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Focus: Bilateral relationship becomes important in order to combat border security and provide safety for citizens of both countries.

Source: Price, B. (2011, October). October 2011 Archives - BobPrice.com Brings You... Retrieved from http://bobprice.com/2011/10/#.VRiJVPnF_ng