(3)  Geography. The student understands how physical processes shape patterns in the physical environment. The student is expected to:

(A)  explain weather conditions and climate in relation to annual changes in Earth-Sun relationships;

(B)  describe the physical processes that affect the environments of regions, including weather, tectonic forces, erosion, and soil-building processes; and

(C)  examine the physical processes that affect the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.