Elementary World and Communities
Unit	Count
Culture and Civilization	90
Communities of the World: Geography	62
People Build Communities	50
Communities Have History	95
Economies of World Communities	65
Governments of World Communities	115
TOTAL	477
Unit	Count	Section
Culture and Civilization	20	Characteristics of Culture
	15	Characteristics of Civilization
	20	Geographic Factors Influence Culture
	15	Sharing Culture Through Stories and Art
	20	Local and Global Leaders
Communities of the World: Geography	41	Map characteristics and applications
	21	Locating World Regions and Communities
People Build Communities	15	The Environment Shapes Communities
	20	Life in Different Communities
	15	People and Communities Exchange Goods and Ideas
Communities Have History	20	Early Communities in America
	20	Early Communities Around the World
	15	Communities Grow and Change
	15	Different Perspectives about Historic Issues and Events
	10	History Through Artistic Expression
	15	Holidays and Festivals in World Communities
Economies of World Communities	21	Economic Systems
	14	Many Factors Influence Economic Decisions
	15	Human, Capital, and Economic Resources
	15	Communities Grow and Change to Meet Their Basic Needs
Governments of World Communities	20	Government and How it Works
	20	Need for Rules and Laws
	20	Our Country's Government
	20	Governments Differ from Place to Place
	20	Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities
	15	Symbols of Nation and Government
Theme	Count
Change	6
Citizenship and Civic Life	21
Civic Values	6
Culture	72
Decision Making	9
Economic Systems	55
Environment and Society	23
Factors of Production	3
Government	77
Human Systems	15
Identity	22
Interdependence	12
Needs and Wants	18
Places and Regions	138
Level	Count
Basic	266
Intermediate	126
Advanced	85
Attribute	Count
Map	39
Artwork/Photo/Diagram	123
Quotation/Reading Selection	10