Texas TEKS 6.20.D
The Standard
create and interpret regional sketch maps, thematic maps, graphs, and charts depicting aspects such as population, disease, and economic activities of various world regions and countries
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students turn regional data into clear sketch maps, thematic maps, graphs, and charts. They read each visual to identify patterns, compare places, and draw supported conclusions.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students choose a suitable visual, plot data accurately, and include a title, labels, scale, and legend when needed. They explain geographic patterns using specific evidence from the visual.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat larger countries as having larger populations or economies. They may confuse totals with percentages, use uneven graph scales, or make map colors without a clear legend.
How to Assess It
- Give students a five-country population table and a blank regional map. Ask them to create one visual and write two evidence-based observations about the pattern.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a blank map and disease-rate table, then have them create a color-coded thematic map with a title and legend.
Display two population graphs and ask, "Which comparison is supported by the data, and what exact values prove it?"
Run a visual-matching game where students pair data tables with the correct map, graph, or chart and explain each match.
Use current trade data from three countries to create a bar graph and identify which economy depends most on one export.
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Related Standards
- 6.20.B
pose and answer questions about geographic distributions and patterns for various world regions and countries shown on maps, graphs, and charts
- 4.20.B
interpret geographic data, population distribution, and natural resources into a variety of formats such as graphs and maps.
- 5.24.B
interpret geographic data, population distribution, and natural resources into a variety of formats such as graphs and maps.
- 6.20.C
compare various world regions and countries using data from maps, graphs, and charts
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