compiled, organized, stored, and made visible using traditional and geospatial technologies. Students need to be able to access, read, interpret, and create maps and other geographic representations as tools of analysis. Content Statement Content Elaborations 13. Modern and historical maps and other geographic tools are used to Modern and historical maps, as well as other geographic tools (e.g., GPS, GIS, analyze how historic events are shaped by geography. Internet-based mapping applications, aerial and other photographs, remote sensing images) can be used to analyze how historical events have been Learning Targets: influenced by the distribution of natural resources and geographic location. I can analyze the ways in which historical events are shaped by geography using modern and historical maps and other geographic These tools can be used to understand changes over time. They may be used tools. to help illustrate sectionalism, unification, or movement. Content Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary historical analyze geography shaped modern tools Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Resources Enrichment Strategies Integrations Intervention Strategies Grade Eight Social Studies Theme U.S. Studies from 1492 to 1877: Exploration Through Reconstruction Strand Geography Topic Human Systems Pacing Human systems represent the settlement and structures created by people on Earth’s surface. The growth, distribution, and movements of people are driving forces behind human and physical events. Geographers study patterns in culture and the changes that result from human processes, migrations, and the diffusion of new cultural traits. Content Statement Content Elaborations 14. The availability of natural resources contributed to the geographic and The expansion of the United States, both geographically and economically, was influenced by the availability of its natural resources. This expansion economic expansion of the United States, sometimes resulting in unintended environmental consequences. sometimes resulted in unintended consequences.
compiled, organized, stored, and made visible using traditional and geospatial technologies. Students need to be able to access, read, interpret, and create maps and other geographic representations as tools of analysis. Content Statement 13. Modern and historical maps and other geographic tools are used to analyze how historic events are shaped by geography. Learning Targets: I can analyze the ways in which historical events are shaped by geography using modern and historical maps and other geographic tools. Content Elaborations Modern and historical maps, as well as other geographic tools (e.g., GPS, GIS, Internet-based mapping applications, aerial and other photographs, remote sensing images) can be used to analyze how historical events have been influenced by the distribution of natural resources and geographic location. These tools can be used to understand changes over time. They may be used to help illustrate sectionalism, unification, or movement. Content Vocabulary historical geography modern Academic Vocabulary analyze shaped tools Formative Assessments Summative Assessments Resources Enrichment Strategies Integrations Intervention Strategies Grade Eight Social Studies Theme U.S. Studies from 1492 to 1877: Exploration Through Reconstruction Strand Geography Topic Human Systems Human systems represent the settlement and structures created by people on Earth’s surface. The growth, distribution, and movements of people are driving forces behind human and physical events. Geographers study patterns in culture and the changes that result from human processes, migrations, and the diffusion of new cultural traits. Pacing Content Statement 14. The availability of natural resources contributed to the geographic and economic expansion of the United States, sometimes resulting in unintended environmental consequences. Content Elaborations The expansion of the United States, both geographically and economically, was influenced by the availability of its natural resources. This expansion sometimes resulted in unintended consequences.
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