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  2. Five themes of geography - Wikipedia

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    The five themes were published in 1984 [1] and widely adopted by teachers, textbook publishers, and curriculum designers in the United States. [2] Most American geography and social studies classrooms have adopted the five themes in teaching practices, [ 3 ] as they provide "an alternative to the detrimental, but unfortunately persistent, habit ...

  3. History of education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    [96] [97] Willard wrote one of the most widely used textbooks of American history and created the first historical atlas of the U.S. Her maps, graphs, and pictures added the details of the nation's geography into the broad popular image of the country as a large, powerful complex nation. [98]

  4. Secondary education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    An A grade is for greatly exceeding the expected standard, a B grade is for exceeding the expected standard, a C is the expected standard, a D is falling behind the expected standard, and an F (or fail) is greatly behind the expected standard. Sometimes a letter grade can have a + or a - next to it, related to what percentage was given.

  5. List of primary education systems by country - Wikipedia

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    2nd grade: 7 to 8 years old; 3rd grade: 8 to 9 years old; 4th grade: 9 to 10 years old; 5th grade: 10 to 11 years old; 6th grade: 11 to 12 years old; 7th grade: 12 to 13 years old; 8th grade: 13 to 14 years old; 9th grade: 14 to 15 years old; Primary school is followed by the optional three years called Ensino Médio (former Científico, Liceu ...

  6. Geography - Wikipedia

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    Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. [2]

  7. Eighth grade - Wikipedia

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    Eighth grade (also 8th Grade or Grade 8) is the eighth year of formal or compulsory education in the United States of America. The eighth grade is the second, third, or fourth (and typically final) year of middle school. Students in eighth grade are usually 13–14 years old. Different terms and numbers are used in other parts of the world.

  8. Primary education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Some private schools, and public schools, are offering pre-kindergarten (also known as pre-K) as part of elementary school. Twelve states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Vermont) as well as the District of Columbia offer some form of universal pre-kindergarten according to the Education Commission of the States (ECS).

  9. Outline of geography - Wikipedia

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    Human geography – one of the two main subfields of geography is the study of human use and understanding of the world and the processes that have affected it. Human geography broadly differs from physical geography in that it focuses on the built environment and how space is created, viewed, and managed by humans, as well as the influence humans have on the space they occupy.