2. M.R.L.I.P. – Movement, Region, Location, Human Environment Interaction, Place Be able to define and provide examples for each

3. Absolute Location – Be able to use Latitude and Longitude to locate specific places Relative Location – Use cardinal directions and other landmarks to describe the location of an area – Start broad and narrow in

4. Be able to draw and describe the process using appropriate terms for weather and vegetation.

5. Be able to draw and describe the process using the appropriate terms

6. Know the major climate types and their latitudinal location (High/Mid/Low)

7. Be able to describe how the following processes shape Earth – Internal Forces Plate tectonics – External Forces Weathering Erosion

8. Be able to draw and label a general population pyramid correctly – Including both axis, male/female sides Be able to interpret population pyramids in regards to … – Birth Rates – Death Rates – Level of development

9. Be able to draw and label the four stages of the DTM Know the relationship of the three lines that make up the DTM Know the level and causes of development in each of the four stages

10. World Religions Know general locations of the world’s major religions.

11. Know the three major types of government (Autocracy/Oligarchy/Democracy) Know the two major types of economic systems (Market/Command) and examples of each (capitalist/mixed/socialist/communist)