Geography
SS.4.G.1 Students will describe and locate examples of the major physical features of the United States (e.g., bodies of water, mountains, rivers, grasslands, oases, etc.) using references and technology (e.g., atlas, globe, Global Information System, etc.)
SS.4.G.2 Students will document the effects of and explain how people adapted to geographic factors (e.g., climate, mountains, bodies of water, etc.) on the following:
- transportation routes
- settlement patterns and population density
- culture (e.g. jobs, food, clothing, shelter, religion, government, etc.)
- interactions with others (local and national)
SS.4.G.3 Students will compare and contrast physical, economic and political changes to America caused by the geographic conditions and human intervention (e.g., bridges, canals, state boundaries, transportation, etc.)
SS.4.G.4 Students will plan and construct maps to demonstrate the effect of geographic conditions on historical events (e.g., colonization, industry, agriculture, major engagements in the Revolutionary War, Westward Expansion, etc.)