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Scoring Criteria - Level Two Performance Knowledge of Geography Dimension Level two responses: show limited mastery of skills (e.g., map and globe skills), facts, concepts, and principles of geography. use data that is incomplete, inaccurate, or irrelevant. reveal knowledge that is limited to the most basic understandings of human and physical geography, e.g., locations of major political entities and physical features. may evidence some awareness of the vocabulary of geography, but its use is often imprecise and inappropriate, revealing weak understandings of the content. Organization and Development Dimension Level two responses: are lacking in organization and development. relate only tangentially to the topic and often they stray off subject. are incoherent and show little or no progression of thought. seldom integrate events in one place with events in other places and there is little evidence of understanding of connections and relationships across space. show little evidence of problem solving ability.