| TAKS Objective | 5. The student will use critical-thinking skills to analyze social studies information |
| Knowledge and Skill Statement | (WG 8) Geography. The student understands how people, places, and environments are connected and interdependent. |
| Student Expectation |
(B) compare ways that humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the physical environment using [local,] state, national, and international human activities in a variety of cultural and technological contexts. |