This booklet offers a succinct and comprehensive structure for making geography an integral part of student experience across the grade levels. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge and understanding of geography principles. The scope and sequence presented in the booklet shows that, as a result of national standards, geographic education is moving and shifting in new ways. The booklet lays out a grade-by-grade scope and sequence of the basic geography concepts presented in, "Geography for Life: National Geography Standards" (1994), which emphasize what students should know and understand about geography, rather than what they should be able to accomplish with such knowledge and understanding. The booklet is divided into 10 sections: (1) "Foreword" (Richard G. Boehm); (2)"Introduction" (JoAnn Vender); (3) "Using the K-12 Scope and Sequence in Geography: Some Suggestions and Caveats" (James Marran); (4) "Essential Elements and the National Geography Standards"; (5) "K-12 Scope and Sequence in Geography Essential Element 1: The World in Spatial Terms" (Standards 1-3); (6) "Essential Element 2: Places and Regions" (Standards 4-6); (7) "Essential Element 3: Physical Systems" (Standards 7-8); (8) "Essential Element 4: Human Systems" (Standards 9-13); (9) "Essential Element 5: Environment and Society" (Standards 14-16); and (10) "Essential Element 6: The Uses of Geography" (Standards 17-18). (BT)