NORTH CAROLINA ESSENTIAL STANDARDS

21st Century Global Geography

NCES.GG.G.1 - Apply geographic skills to understand the spatial relationship between humans and their environment.
- NCES.GG.G.1.1 - Compare various methods of data collection used for research, such as land surveys, interviews and data bases.
- NCES.GG.G.1.2 - Compare various types of visual representations, such as traditional and mental maps, charts, graphs and remote imaging.
- NCES.GG.G.1.3 - Use geographic data and visual representations to interpret spatial relationships and to draw conclusions about observed phenomena.

NCES.GG.G.2 - Analyze the historical antecedents and geographic factors that led to the development of globalization.
- NCES.GG.G.2.1 - Interpret the origin and processes of globalization using historical and geographical perspectives.
- NCES.GG.G.2.2 - Analyze how the movement of goods, people and ideas encouraged and impacted globalization.
- NCES.GG.G.2.3 - Analyze how various technological and informational revolutions have encouraged and impacted globalization.
- NCES.GG.G.2.4 - Evaluate the extent to which certain historic/geographic factors encouraged and impacted globalization.

NCES.GG.G.3 - Analyze changes in the physical environment as a result of globalization.
- NCES.GG.G.3.1 - Compare the physical environments and the effects of globalization on the climate, natural resources and species of various places.
- NCES.GG.G.3.2 - Analyze the relationship between sustainability and natural resource depletion in terms of economic growth and development.
- NCES.GG.G.3.3 - Explain how places are influenced by human perception and modification of the environment.
- NCES.GG.G.3.4 - Evaluate the extent to which preservation and conservation efforts impact local, national and global economies.

NCES.GG.G.4 - Analyze changes in culture as a result of globalization.
- NCES.GG.G.4.1 - Compare the cultural characteristics of various places and the effects of globalization on those places.
- NCES.GG.G.4.2 - Analyze how globalization has created religious and ethnic conflict.
- NCES.GG.G.4.3 - Analyze localism and ways cultural groups maintain their distinct cultural characteristics.
- NCES.GG.G.4.4 - Analyze the impact of globalization on population migration and demographic transition.
- NCES.GG.G.4.5 - Analyze the use of adaptive strategies and preventative measures by various cultures in a global environment.
- NCES.GG.G.4.6 - Evaluate the impact of globalization on the organization and success of social and human rights movements.

NCES.GG.G.5 - Analyze changes in economics as a result of globalization.
- NCES.GG.G.5.1 - Analyze transnational corporations in terms of their role in the globalization process.
- NCES.GG.G.5.2 - Explain how comparative advantage and specialization influence the globalization process.
- NCES.GG.G.5.3 - Analyze global trade patterns in terms of natural, human and capital resource flows.
- NCES.GG.G.5.4 - Evaluate the effects of economic growth on people and places in terms of costs and benefits.
- NCES.GG.G.5.5 - Evaluate economic protectionism in terms of costs and benefits.

NCES.GG.G.6 - Analyze changes in politics as a result of globalization.
- NCES.GG.G.6.1 - Evaluate the extent to which the political system of a place impacts its involvement in the global economy.
- NCES.GG.G.6.2 - Analyze the relationship between political sovereignty and globalization.
- NCES.GG.G.6.3 - Analyze supra-national organizations in terms of their purpose, development and products.
- NCES.GG.G.6.4 - Analyze international nongovernmental organizations in terms of their purpose and contributions.
- NCES.GG.G.6.5 - Analyze international treaties, charters and agreements in terms of their purpose and effects on various places.
- NCES.GG.G.6.6 - Explain the impact of Western values such as democracy, individual rights and capitalism, on various places.