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1. Knowledge of Geography
1.1 Identify and apply the five themes of geography.
1.2 Identify the natural processes that shape the Earth's physical and human systems.
1.3 Identify physical and cultural features (e.g., communities, language, political and economic institutions).
1.4 Analyze and interpret geographic information from maps, charts, and graphs.
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2. Knowledge of Economics
2.1 Analyze how scarcity and opportunity cost impact choices about how to allocate resources.
2.2 Identify how economic systems answer the three basic economic questions.
2.3 Analyze the role of supply and demand in coordinating consumption, production, and distribution in a market system.
2.4 Analyze fundamental macroeconomic concepts such as inflation, employment, money supply, the components of gross domestic product, and the role of the stock market.
2.5 Analyze the role of government in market and nonmarket economies.
2.6 Apply the principle of comparative advantage to local, state, national, and international trade.
2.7 Evaluate the role of credit in a consumer economy.
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3. Knowledge of Political Science
3.1 Identify the features and principles of the United States Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, the separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism.
3.2 Identify the functions of U.S. political institutions, including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
3.3 Identify the functions of political parties, elections, interest groups, public opinion, and mass media in the United States.
3.4 Identify the elements and functions of state and local governments in the United States.
3.5 Analyze the guiding concepts, principles, and consequences of U.S. foreign policy.
3.6 Compare elements, structures, and functions of various political systems.
3.7 Analyze the key elements of U.S. citizenship, including rights, privileges, and responsibilities within the legal system.
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4. Knowledge of World History
4.1 Compare prehistoric cultures and early civilizations (e.g., Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley, China).
4.2 Compare ancient civilizations (e.g., Greek, Roman) and their impact on Western civilization.
4.3 Identify the cultural, political, and economic developments of African, Asian, and Mesoamerican societies.
4.4 Differentiate between the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation periods.
4.5 Identify the major contributions of Western and non-Western civilizations during the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation periods.
4.6 Identify the significant scientific and social changes from the Age of Reason through the Age of Enlightenment.
4.7 Identify the causes, events, consequences, and significant individuals associated with the Age of Exploration and global civilization.
4.8 Evaluate the causes, events, consequences, and significant individuals associated with the development of the nation-state and capitalism.
4.9 Assess the Industrial Revolution in terms of cultural, political, and economic effects in both Western and non-Western civilizations. 1
4.10 Identify the causes, events, consequences, and significant individuals associated with the Age of Revolution, including independence movements in France, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 1
4.11 Assess the growth of nationalism and its impact on the world's social, political, and geographic development. 1
4.12 Analyze the causes and consequences of wars and military conflicts related to the world's social, political, and geographic development in the 20th century, including pogroms and genocide. 1
4.13 Analyze major contemporary world issues and trends in terms of their political, social, economic, and geographic characteristics. 1
4.14 Identify major world religions and ideologies and their impact on world events.
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5. Knowledge of American History
5.1 Analyze the direct relationship of the Age of Exploration on the colonization of the Americas, including its impact on African, Asian, European, and Native American peoples.
5.2 Analyze the cultural, political, and economic developments of the Americas during the Colonial Era.
5.3 Analyze the causes, events, consequences, and significant individuals of the Revolutionary Era.
5.4 Evaluate the issues associated with the Constitutional Era and the early republic.
5.5 Evaluate the impact of westward expansion on the cultural, political, and economic development of the emerging nation.
5.6 Identify the cultural, political, and economic characteristics of the antebellum era.
5.7 Identify causes, events, consequences, and significant individuals of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.
5.8 Assess the impact of agrarianism, industrialization, urbanization, and the reform movements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (e.g., temperance, civil rights, populism, progressivism). 9. Assess the impact of immigration on cultural, political, and economic development. 10. Identify the causes, events, consquences, and significant individuals of the World War I era. 1
5.9 Identify the cultural, political, and economic developments between World War I and World War II, including the Roaring Twenties, the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Depression, and the New Deal. 1
5.10 Identify the causes, events, consequences, and significant individuals of the World War II period. 1
5.11 Identify key causes, events, consequences, and significant individuals related to domestic and foreign affairs during the Cold War Era (1945-1991). 1
5.12 Identify causes, events, consequences, and significant individuals associated with movements for equality, civil rights, and civil liberties. 1
5.13 Identify key individuals, events, and issues related to Florida history.
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6. Knowledge of Social Science and its methodology
6.1 Identify the social science disciplines, including anthropology, psychology, and sociology.
6.2 Identify social science concepts (e.g., culture, class, technology, race, gender).
6.3 Analyze the interrelationships between social science disciplines.
6.4 Interpret tabular and graphic representations of information related to the social sciences.
6.5 Identify appropriate strategies, methods, tools, and technology for the teaching of social science.
6.6 Evaluate and interpret examples of primary source documents to show historical perspective.
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