In studying the population distribution of geographical regions, seventh-grade students learn to read and interpret demographic information using various forms of charts and textual resources; they utilize the conclusions to form hypotheses about the other aspects of geographical studies including politics, culture and economics.The characteristics of urban and rural areas will be identified and successfully categorized by population, population density, land area, and geographical physical attributes.
Map reading is a fundamental skill taught in geography. Students learn to read and interpret maps, drawing conclusions based on their findings. Assessment activities dedicated to teaching map skills include locating regions, measuring distances, identifying natural resources and physical attributes, and reading population charts. As a part of this objective, students also learn about regional landscapes such as deserts, metropolises, forests, swamps, etc. and grasp the system of imports and exports based on the natural resources that these landscapes contribute to the economies of nations.
Economics, as a part of a seventh-grade geography class, is not an in-depth study of the science itself; rather, it is a brief exposure to the basics of a country's or region's economic history and development. Students complete activities emphasizing supply and demand, and the history of each individual region's economic development is studied. Imports, exports, and natural resources are an integral part of this unit objective, and because the lines of many aspects of geography are blurred, culture studies are addressed in economic studies as well.
The culture of a region beyond the aforementioned characteristics of population and economic development includes religion, folkways, mores, laws, and human interaction. Understanding the impact of culture as a part of a country's or region's history and development as well as identifying the effect of cultural attributes on the growth of a nation are geography objectives. Socio-demographic information of populations and cultures are taught to enforce the understanding of geographical growth and expansion. The political histories of regions are studied as a basis for learning the effect of government on growth, development and trade.