Asia

Part of

• The 7 Continents

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

• D2.Geo.6.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
• D2.Geo.2.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.
• D2.His.2.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Compare life in the past to life today.
• D2.His.9.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Identify different kinds of historical sources.

Alabama

• SS10.1.8.3 — Using vocabulary associated with geographical features, including _river, lake, ocean,_ and _mountain_
• SS10.1.8 — Identify land masses, bodies of water, and other physical features on maps and globes.
• SS10.K.9 — Differentiate between land forms and bodies of water on maps and globes.
• SS10.2.6 — Identify states, continents, oceans, and the equator using maps, globes, and technology.

Alaska

• 1 — know that places have distinctive geographic characteristics;
• 1 — use maps and globes to locate places and regions;
• 5 — describe and demonstrate how places and regions serve as cultural symbols, such as the Statue of Liberty;
• 7 — understand that a region is a distinct area defined by one or more cultural or physical features; and
• 3 — interpret population characteristics and distributions;
• K.MD.2 — Make comparisons between two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/“less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.

Arizona

• 1.G1.1 — Use, explore and construct maps, graphs and other geographical representations to support content focus. • Key concepts include but are not limited to physical features (rivers, lakes, mountains, landforms, desert) and human features (dams, cities, parks, hospitals, schools, railroad tracks, farms, factories, houses)
• 2.G1.1 — Use and construct maps, graphs, and other geographic representations of familiar and unfamiliar places in the world; and locate physical and human features. • Key physical features include but are not limited to seven continents, oceans, lakes, rivers, mountain ranges, coasts, seas, and deserts • Key human features include but are not limited to equator, hemispheres, North and South Pole, cities, states, countries, regions, and landmarks
• 2.G1.2 — Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify and explain cultural and environmental characteristics of places in the world based on stories shared. Arizona History and Social Science Standards modified 8/23/19 Page 19
• K.SP2.1 — With prompting and support, compare diverse cultures using primary sources such as photographs, artifacts, and music and secondary sources such as fiction and non-fiction.

Arkansas

• G.1.K.2 — Identify and describe the physical characteristics of a place such as rivers, mountains, and forests using maps, globes, and photographs.
• G.1.1.2 — Describe the physical and human characteristics of a place including roads, buildings, and borders using maps, globes, and photographs.
• G.1.K.5 — Discuss cultural characteristics among families and in the community such as art, celebrations, food, language, music, and traditions .
• H.1.K.7 — Describe materials and methods that allow people to learn about the past (e.g., photos, artifacts, diaries, oral history, stories).
• H.1.K.4 — Recognize historic figures and other people who have made an impact on history.

California

• 1.2.1 — Locate on maps and globes their local community, California, the United States, the seven continents, and the four oceans.
• 2 — Students identify the human and physical characteristics of the places they are studying and explain how those features form the unique character of those places.
• K.4.2 — Distinguish between land and water on maps and globes and locate general areas referenced in historical legends and stories.
• K.MD.A.2 — Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.

Colorado

• SS.1.2.1 — Use geographic terms and tools to describe places and spaces.
• SS.K.2.1 — Recognize that geographic tools represent places and spaces.
• PGS.4 — Examine the characteristics of places and regions, and the changing nature among geographic and human interactions.
• SS.P.2.1 — Develop spatial understanding, perspectives, and connections to the world
• SS.K.1.1 — Ask questions and discuss ideas about the past.

Connecticut

• GEO.K.3 — Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
• GEO 1.3 — Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
• GEO.K.2 — Use maps, graphs, photographs and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.
• HIST.K.1 — Compare life in the past to life today.
• HIST.K.5 — Explain how historical sources can be used to study the past.

Delaware

• K-3a — Students will use the concepts of place and region to explain simple patterns of connections between and among places across the country and the world. Grade 3
• G.1.K-3a — Students will understand the nature and uses of maps, globes, and other geo-graphics. Grade K and Grade 3
• G.2.K-3a — Students will distinguish different types of climate and landforms and explain why they occur. Grade 2
• H.2.K-3a — Students will use artifacts and documents to gather information about the past. Grade 2

Florida

• SS.K.G.3.1 — Identify basic landforms.
• SS.K.G.3.2 — Identify basic bodies of water.
• SS.1.G.1.4 — Identify a variety of physical features using a map and globe.
• SS.K.G.1.4 — Differentiate land and water features on simple maps and globes.

Georgia

• SS1G3.a — Locate all of the continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia.
• SS1G3.c — Identify and describe landforms (mountains, deserts, valleys, and coasts).
• SSKG2.a — Differentiate land and water features on simple maps and globes.
• SSKH3.a — Now, long ago

Hawaii

• SS.1.2.13.2 — Describe some physical features of continents and oceans in the world
• SS.1.3.17.1 — Investigate historically significant events, people, and observances in history
• SS.1.3.17.3 — Compare life in the past to life today
• SS.1.1.13.3 — Use maps and map features to describe places

Idaho

• 1.SS.2.1.4 — Identify continents and large bodies of water on a globe or a map.
• K.SS.2.1.1 — Identify the globe as a model of the earth.
• K.SS.2.1.2 — Distinguish between land masses and water on a globe or map.
• 2.SS.2.1.1 — Identify landforms, bodies of water, and human made features such as cities and dams on a map and globe.

Illinois

• SS.1.G.1 — With guidance and support, construct and interpret print and digital maps and other cultural representations of familiar places.
• SS.K.G.3 — With guidance and support, identify characteristics of print and digital maps, graphs, and other cultural representations of familiar places.
• SS.2.G.1 — With guidance and support, use print and digital maps, globes and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.

Indiana

• 1.G.2 — Identify and describe continents, hemispheres, oceans, cities, and roads on maps and globes. (E)
• K.G.2 — Identify maps and globes as ways of representing Earth and understand the basic difference between a map and globe, including the difference in water/oceans and land/continents.
• K.E.2 — Identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools or equipment used in these jobs. (E)
• K.M.1 — Make direct comparisons of the length, capacity, weight, and temperature of objects, and identify which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, cooler, or holds more. (E)

Iowa

• SS.1.8 — Identify students’ own cultural practices and those of others within the community and around the world.
• SS.K.17. — Compare life in the past to life today.
• SS.K.13. — Create a route to a specific location using maps, globes, and other simple geographic models.

Kansas

• Maps show where things are located. One can map the shapes and kinds of land and water in any area.
• Benchmark 3.1 — The student will recognize and evaluate how societies are shaped by the identities, beliefs, and practices of individuals and groups.
• Benchmark 4.1 — The student will recognize and evaluate continuity and change over time.

Kentucky

• K.G.HE.1 — Identify ways humans interact with their environment.
• K.G.HI.1 — Identify and describe the culture of communities.
• K.G.KGE.1 — Identify physical and environmental characteristics of communities.
• K.H.KH.1 — Compare life in the past to life today in communities.
• KY.K.MD.1 — Describe measurable attributes (length, height, weight, width, depth) of an object or a set of objects using appropriate vocabulary.

Louisiana

• K.19 — Identify basic landforms and bodies of water in a variety of visual representations, including mountains, hills, coasts, islands, lakes, and rivers.

Maine

• R.4.K.a — Ask and answer questions with prompting and support about who, what, when, where, and how.
• SL.3.K.a — Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.
• K.MD.A.2 — Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.

Maryland

• identifying continents and oceans near and far from Maryland on maps and on a globe.
• identifying continents and oceans near and far from Maryland on maps and globe.

Massachusetts

• 1.T2.4 — Locate and explain physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains) on maps and construct maps and other representations of local places.
• 1.T2.5 — Demonstrate understanding that people from different parts of the world can have different ways of living, customs, and languages.
• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Michigan

• 1–G1.0.3 — Distinguish between landmasses and bodies of water using maps and globes.
• K–H2.0.3 — Describe ways people learn about the past.
• 1–G2.0.1 — Distinguish between physical and human characteristics of places.
• K–G1.0.1 — Recognize that maps and globes represent places.
• K-H2.0.1 — Distinguish among the past, present, and future.

Minnesota

• 0.3.2.3.1 — Identify the physical and human characteristics of places, including real and imagined places. For example: Physical characteristics—landforms (Rocky Mountains, Mount Everest), ecosystems (forest), bodies of water (Hudson Bay, Indian Ocean, Amazon River), soil, vegetation, weather and climate. Human characteristics—structures (Great Wall of China, Eiffel Tower), bridges (Golden Gate Bridge), canals (Erie Canal), cities, political boundaries, population distribution, settlement patterns, language, ethnicity, nationality, religious beliefs.
• 0.4.1.2.1 — Describe ways people learn about the past. For example: Learning from elders, photos, artifacts, buildings, diaries, stories, videos.
• 1.3.2.3.1 — Compare physical and human characteristics of a local place and a place far away on a globe or map (such as a place in an equatorial or polar region). For example: Physical characteristics—landforms (Rocky Mountains, Mount Everest), ecosystems (forest), bodies of water (Hudson Bay, Indian Ocean, Amazon River), vegetation, weather, climate. Human characteristics— structures (Great Wall of China, Eiffel Tower), bridges (Golden Gate Bridge), canals (Erie Canal), cities, political boundaries, population distribution, settlement patterns, language, ethnicity, nationality, religious beliefs.
• 1.4.2.4.2 — Compare and contrast buildings and other technologies from earlier times and today. For example: Places in earlier times—Pompeii, Athens, Rome. Building technologies—arches, domes, glass. Communication technologies—scrolls, books, emails; Transportation technologies—chariot, train, car.

Mississippi

• 1.G.1.1 — Identify the seven continents and five major oceans.
• K.G.3.2 — Explain that maps and globes help identify location and physical features of the Earth.
• 1.G.1.2 — Classify the major landforms, and bodies of water on a map (e.g., mountains, hills, lakes, oceans, rivers, etc.).

Missouri

• 2.EG.5.B.b — Name and locate regions of the world.
• 2.EG.5.C.a — Identify and describe physical characteristics of the world.
• K.EG.5.A.a — Identify maps as representations of real places.
• K.TS.7.A.b — Use artifacts to share information on social studies’ topics.

Montana

• SS.G.K — The geography content standard for kindergarten is that each student will use maps, and other representations, to describe place characteristics.
• SS.G.1.1 — identify and describe human and physical local landmarks; and
• SS.H.K — The history content standard for kindergarten is that each student will distinguish between past, present, and future time.
• K.MD.A.2 — Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.

Nebraska

• SS 1.3.1.d — Distinguish between continents and oceans.
• SS K.3.2 — Explore places and regions.
• SS K.3.2.a — Identify physical characteristics of place.
• SS K.3.2.b — Identify human characteristics of place.
• SS 1.3.4.a — Identify cultural traits.

Nevada

• Maps show where things are located. One can map the shapes and kinds of land and water in any area.
• SS.K.13. — Describe ways in which students and families are alike and different across cultures.

New Hampshire

• SS.GE.2.1.3 — Identify major physical and human features in the United States and on Earth, e.g., cities, oceans, or continents. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, G: Science, Technology, and Society)
• SS.GE.2.2.1 — Explore the physical and human characteristics of place, e.g., roads, schools or mountains. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, E: Cultural Development, Interaction, and Change, G: Science, Technology, and Society)
• SS.CV.2.3.1 — Explain that the world is divided into different countries. (Themes: A: Conflict and Cooperation, B: Civic Ideals, Practices, and Engagement, E: Cultural Development, Interaction, and Change)
• SS.WH.2.3.1 — Explore ways that societies around the world express themselves artistically, e.g., songs, dance or clothing. (Themes: J: Human Expression and Communication)

New Jersey

• 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1 — Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains).
• 6.1.2.Geo.GI.2 — Use technology to understand the culture and physical characteristics of regions.
• 6.1.2.Geo.GI.1 — Explain why and how people, goods, and ideas move from place to place.
• K.MD.A.2 — Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/“less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.

New Mexico

• SL.K.NM.3 — Demonstrate familiarity with stories and activities related to various ethnic groups and countries;
• 1.19 — Explain how human-made structures are all examples of how people modify the physical environment to meet needs and wants.
• SL.1.NM.6 — Describe events related to the students' experiences, nations, and cultures;
• K.MD.A.2 — Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.

New York

• E.3.1 — Geography can be divided into six essential elements which can be used to analyze important historic, geographic, economic, and environmental questions and issues. These six elements include: the world in spatial terms, places and regions, physical settings (including natural resources), human systems, environment and society, and the use of geography. (Adapted from The National Geography Standards, 1994: Geography for Life)
• 1.8a — Various historical sources exist to inform people about life in the past, including artifacts, letters, maps, photographs, and newspapers.
• K.6 — Maps and globes are representations of Earth’s surface that are used to locate and better understand places and regions.
• K.6b — Places and regions can be located on a map or globe, using geographic vocabulary.

North Carolina

• K.G.1.1 — Use maps, globes, and/or digital representations to locate places in the classroom, school, community, and around the world.
• K.G.1.2 — Identify physical features of places using maps, globes, and/or digital representations.
• K.B.1.1 — Identify cultural practices in local communities and around the world.
• K.G.1 — Apply simple geographic representations, tools, and terms to describe surroundings.
• K.H.1.3 — Compare life in the past to life today within the home, community, and around the world.

North Dakota

• K.GM.M.1 — Compare and order two objects with a common measurable attribute.
• K.R.3.a — Tell about the informational text, photographs, or illustrations before, during, or after a shared reading or other text-listening experience.
• K.R.6 — Identify photographs, illustrations, and labels during or after a shared reading or other text-listening experience.

Ohio

• 1.5 — Places are distinctive because of their physical characteristics (land forms and bodies of water) and human characteristics (structures built by people).
• 1.2 — Photographs, letters, artifacts and books can be used to learn about the past.
• 1.4 — Maps can be used to locate and identifyplaces.
• K.3 — Heritage is reflected through diverse cultures and is shown through the arts, customs, traditions, family celebrations and language.
• K.6 — Models and maps represent real places.

Oklahoma

• 1.2.3 — Identify the difference between continents and oceans.
• K.3.R.2 — Students will ask and answer basic questions (e.g., who, what, where, and when) about texts, photographs, or illustrations during shared reading or other text experiences with prompting.
• K.4.R.3 — Students will begin to acquire new vocabulary and relate new words to prior knowledge.
• 2.2.4 — Identify and locate basic landforms, bodies of water, continents, and oceans on a map.
• K.7.R — Students will explore ideas and topics in multimodal content.

Oregon

• K.11 — Examine culturally significant traditions, celebrations, days, and places including those from cultures that are currently and historically marginalized.
• K.15 — Distinguish between past and present.
• K.18 — Compare and contrast past and present events or practices.
• K.9 — Identify, compare, and contrast pictures, maps, and globes.

Pennsylvania

• 3.4.K-2.C — Explain ways that places differ in their physical characteristics, their meaning, and their value and/or importance.
• 3.5.K-2.BB — Compare the natural world and human-made world.
• 3.5.K-2.V — Explain that materials are selected for use because they possess desirable properties and characteristics.

Rhode Island

• SS2.1.2 — Physical features of the globe Explain global physical and geographical features
• SS1.5.3 — Learning about other communities in the world Analyze the similarities and differences in the characteristics of communities throughout the world
• SS2.2.1 — Culture and diversity around the world Analyze the culture and diversity of communities around the world
• SS2.1.1 — Understanding maps and globes Explain maps and globes, geographical concepts pertaining to them, how to read them, and their uses

South Carolina

• K.G.2 — Utilize sources of geographic information (e.g., digital sources, maps, or photographs/images) to define and identify cultural and/or natural features.This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into natural features, such as mountains, oceans, and rivers and cultural features, such as buildings, restaurants, roads, and stores.
• K.MDA.2 — Compare objects using words such as shorter/longer, shorter/taller, and lighter/heavier.
• K.H.3 — Identify different forms of evidence used in historical inquiry, such as digital sources, maps, photographs/images, or texts.This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into what one can learn about the world by identifying and utilizing primary sources.

South Dakota

• 1.G.1.3 — Distinguish between landmasses and bodies of water using maps and globes
• 1.H.1.2 — Describe ways people learn about the past including but not limited to photos, artifacts, stories, and videos
• K.G.1.1 — Recognize that maps and globes represent places

Tennessee

• 2.12 — Identify and locate the four hemispheres (i.e., Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western), equator, prime meridian, North and South Poles, and the seven continents.
• 1.13 — Distinguish the difference between a lake, mountain, ocean, and river.
• SSP.06 — Develop geographic awareness by: • Identifying geographic symbols on maps and globes • Understanding relationships between people, places, and resources
• K.09 — Explain what a map and globe represent.

Texas

• 2.4A — identify major landforms and bodies of water, including each of the seven continents and each of the oceans, on maps and globes; and
• K.4A — identify the physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, Earth's resources, and weather; and
• K.3C — identify and use geographic tools that aid in determining location, including maps and globes.

Utah

• 1.3.2.b — Locate physical features (i.e. continents, oceans, rivers, lakes), and man-made features (equator, North and South poles, countries) on a map and on a globe.
• 2.3.2.d — Locate and label the following on a map or a globe: the seven continents, the five oceans, the poles, and the equator.
• K.3 — Students will use geographic terms and tools.
• K.3.1.b — Identify and describe physical features (e.g., mountain/hill, lake/ocean, river, road/highway).

Vermont

• D2.Geo.6.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
• D2.Geo.2.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.
• D2.Geo.3.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
• D2.Geo.7.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Explain why and how people, goods, and ideas move from place to place.
• D2.His.10.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Explain how historical sources can be used to study the past.

Virginia

• 1.6.c — The student will apply history and social science skills to develop geographic skills by locating Virginia, the United States, continents, and oceans on maps and globes.
• Skill.1.b — The student will apply history and social science skills to the content by applying geographic skills to identify and understand geographic features.
• Skill.K.b — The student will apply history and social science skills to the content by applying geographic skills to identify and understand geographic features.
• Skill.1.a — The student will apply history and social science skills to the content by viewing and exploring information sources including, but not limited to artifacts, primary and secondary sources, charts, graphs, and diagrams.

Washington

• G1.1.2 — Be able to identify large continental land masses on a map or globe.
• G2.1.3 — Identify human events and human-made features.
• G2.1.4 — Identify natural events or physical features.
• G3.1.2 — Identify the common and unique characteristics of different global environments.
• G1.1.3 — Be able to identify major bodies of water on a map or globe.

Washington, D.C.

• 1.18 — Compare the features of a city, county, state, country and continent.
• 2.19 — Compare the physical structures constructed across the Americas, Ancient Rome and Ancient China, and analyze the purposes of these structures (e.g., temples, pyramids, walls).
• 2.4 — Identify and locate the seven continents and five oceans using maps, and describe major geographic features around the world.
• K.10 — Identify why artifacts are historically important, and describe how artifacts help us learn about the past.

West Virginia

• Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places.
• SS.2.10 — Identify the continents and oceans on a map and globe.
• SS.K.10 — Identify the difference between bodies of water and land masses on maps and globes, and demonstrate directions (e.g., left/right, up/down, near/far and above/under).
• SS.K.16 — Investigate the past and explore the differences in other people, times and cultures through stories of people, heroes, pictures, songs, holidays, customs, traditions or legends.
• Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.

Wisconsin

• SS.Geog1.b.1-2 — Identify physical and human characteristics of a place using maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations.
• M.K.MD.A.2 — Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of" / "less of" the attribute, and describe the difference.

Wyoming

• SS2.5.3 — Human Place and Movement Use the human features of a community to describe what makes that community unique (e.g., cultural, language, religion, food, clothing, political, economic, population, and types of jobs in an area) and why others move to or from that place. RL.1.2, RL.2.3 RI.1.3, Rl.2.2, RI.2.10 W.K.2, W.K.7 W.1.1, W.1.7 W.2.1 W.2.7 SL.K.4, SL.1.4, SL.2.2 K-2-ETS1-1
• SS2.2.2 — Recognize and describe unique ways in which expressions of culture influence people including Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming (e.g., language, sign language, stories, music, symbolism, and art). RL.1.2, RL.2.3 RI.1.3, Rl.2.2, RI.2.10 W.K.2.7, W.1.1, W.1.7 W.2.1, W.2.7 SL.K.4, SL.1.4, SL.2.2 FPA4.3.M.1 – M.2 FPA4.4.M.3 – M.4 FPA4.4.T.5 CV5.2.3
• SS2.5.1 — Spatial Use a map, globe, and mental mapping to identify familiar areas and simple patterns and create maps using various media. 2-ESS2-2
• SS2.5.2 — Physical Place and Region Identify, describe, and use local physical and human characteristics to discuss the similarities and differences between parts of the community (e.g., neighborhoods, schools, towns, and reservation communities). RL.1.2, RL.2.3 RI.1.3, Rl.2.2, RI.2.10 W.K.2, W.K.7 W.1.1, W.1.7 W.2.1, W.2.7 SL.K.4, SL.1.4, SL.2.2