This document outlines Virginia's SOL 3.5 geography standards which require students to develop map skills, including: creating a world map labeling continents and oceans; identifying hemispheres using the equator and prime meridian; locating countries like Spain, England, and France; and locating regions explored by explorers like Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de Léon, Jacques Cartier, and Christopher Newport. It provides information and maps to help teach these concepts.