Grade 6 Social Studies GSE Standards

145 standards - Georgia GSE

These are the official Grade 6 Social Studies Georgia GSE — the exact codes and student expectations grade 6 teachers are required to teach and Georgia Milestones assesses. Browse every standard below, then generate a print-ready, GSE-aligned worksheet, lesson plan, exit ticket, or assessment for any of them in seconds.

Standards

Economic Understandings

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Government/Civic Understandings

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Geographic Understandings

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Historical Understandings

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Australia

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Economic Understandings

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Government/Civic Understandings

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Geographic Understandings

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Historical Understandings

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Europe

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Economic Understandings

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Government/Civic Understandings

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Geographic Understandings

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Historical Understandings

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Latin America and Canada

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SS6CG1

Compare and contrast various forms of government.

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SS6CG1.a

Explain citizen participation in autocratic, and democratic governments. [i.e. the role of citizens in choosing the leaders of Mexico (presidential democracy), Cuba (autocratic), and Brazil (presidential democracy)].

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SS6CG1.b

Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.

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SS6CG2

Explain citizen participation in the Canadian government.

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SS6CG2.a

Explain the role of citizens in choosing the leader of Canada (parliamentary democracy).

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SS6CG3

Compare and contrast various forms of government.

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SS6CG3.a

Explain citizen participation in autocratic and democratic governments. [i.e., role of citizens in choosing the leaders of the United Kingdom (parliamentary democracy), Germany (parliamentary democracy), and Russia (presidential democracy)].

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SS6CG3.b

Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.

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SS6CG4

Explain forms of citizen participation in government.

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SS6CG4.a

Explain citizen participation in democratic governments [i.e. the role of citizens in choosing the leaders of Australia (parliamentary democracy)].

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SS6E1

Analyze different economic systems.

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SS6E1.a

Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.

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SS6E1.b

Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.

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SS6E1.c

Compare and contrast the basic types of economic systems found in Mexico, Cuba, and Brazil.

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SS6E10

Analyze different economic systems.

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SS6E10.a

Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.

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SS6E10.b

Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.

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SS6E10.c

Describe the economic system used in Australia.

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SS6E11

Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Australia.

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SS6E11.a

Explain how specialization makes trade possible between countries.

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SS6E11.b

Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.

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SS6E11.c

Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currency between nations.

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SS6E12

Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Australia.

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SS6E12.a

Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living.

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SS6E12.b

Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

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SS6E12.c

Explain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

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SS6E12.d

Describe the role of natural resources in a country's economy.

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SS6E12.e

Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

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SS6E13

Understand that a basic principle of effective personal money management is to live within one's income.

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SS6E13.a

Understand that income is received from work and is limited.

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SS6E13.b

Understand that a budget is a tool to plan the spending and saving of income.

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SS6E13.c

Understand the reasons and benefits of saving.

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SS6E13.d

Understand the uses and costs of credit.

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SS6E2

Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Latin America.

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SS6E2.a

Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.

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SS6E2.b

Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargos.

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SS6E2.c

Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.

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SS6E2.d

Explain the functions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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SS6E3

Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico.

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SS6E3.a

Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living.

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SS6E3.b

Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

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SS6E3.c

Explain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

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SS6E3.d

Describe the role of natural resources in a country's economy.

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SS6E3.e

Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

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SS6E4

Analyze different economic systems.

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SS6E4.a

Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.

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SS6E4.b

Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.

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SS6E4.c

Describe the economic system of Canada.

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SS6E5

Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Canada.

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SS6E5.a

Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.

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SS6E5.b

Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.

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SS6E5.c

Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.

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SS6E5.d

Explain the functions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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SS6E6

Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Canada.

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SS6E6.a

Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living.

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SS6E6.b

Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

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SS6E6.c

Explain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

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SS6E6.d

Describe the role of natural resources in a country's economy.

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SS6E6.e

Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

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SS6E7

Analyze different economic systems.

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SS6E7.a

Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.

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SS6E7.b

Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.

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SS6E7.c

Compare the basic types of economic systems found in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia.

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SS6E8

Analyze the benefits of and barriers to voluntary trade in Europe.

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SS6E8.a

Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.

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SS6E8.b

Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.

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SS6E8.c

Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.

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SS6E8.d

Describe the purpose of the European Union and the relationship between member nations.

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SS6E9

Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia.

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SS6E9.a

Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living.

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SS6E9.b

Explain the relationship between investment in human capital goods (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

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SS6E9.c

Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).

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SS6E9.d

Describe the role of natural resources in a country's economy.

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SS6E9.e

Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

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SS6G1

Locate selected features of Latin America.

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SS6G1.a

Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Panama Canal, Andes Mountains, Sierra Madre Mountains, and Atacama Desert.

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SS6G1.b

Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, and Panama.

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SS6G10

Describe selected cultural characteristics of Europe.

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SS6G10.a

Describe the diversity of languages spoken within Europe.

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SS6G10.b

Identify the major religions in Europe: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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SS6G11

Locate selected features of Australia.

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SS6G11.a

Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Uluru/Ayers Rock, Indian and Pacific Oceans, Great Dividing Range, and Great Victoria Desert.

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SS6G12

Explain the impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Australia.

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SS6G12.a

Describe how Australia's location, climate, and natural resources impact trade and affect where people live.

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SS6G2

Explain the impact of environmental issues in Latin America.

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SS6G2.a

Explain the causes and effects of air pollution in Mexico City, Mexico.

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SS6G2.b

Explain the environmental issue of destruction of the rain forest in Brazil.

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SS6G3

Explain the impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Latin America.

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SS6G3.a

Explain how the location, climate, and distribution of natural resources impact trade and affect where people live in Mexico, Brazil, and Cuba.

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SS6G4

Locate selected features of Canada.

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SS6G4.a

Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Great Lakes, Canadian Shield, and Rocky Mountains.

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SS6G4.b

Locate on a world and regional political-physical map Canada and the province of Quebec.

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SS6G5

Explain the impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Canada.

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SS6G5.a

Describe how Canada's location, climate, and natural resources impact trade and affect where people live.

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SS6G6

Explain the impact of environmental issues in Canada.

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SS6G6.a

Explain the causes and effects of pollution and acid rain in Canada to include the Great Lakes.

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SS6G6.b

Explain the causes and effects of the extraction of natural resources on the Canadian Shield (e.g., mining and logging).

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SS6G7

Locate selected features of Europe.

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SS6G7.a

Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Danube River, Rhine River, English Channel, Mediterranean Sea, European Plain, the Alps, Pyrenees, Ural Mountains, and Iberian Peninsula.

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SS6G7.b

Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.

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SS6G8

Explain environmental issues in Europe.

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SS6G8.a

Explain the causes and effects of acid rain in Germany.

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SS6G8.b

Explain the causes and effects of air pollution in the United Kingdom.

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SS6G8.c

Explain the causes and effects of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine.

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SS6G9

Explain the impact of location, climate, natural resources, and population distribution on Europe.

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SS6G9.a

Compare how the location, climate, and natural resources of Germany, the United Kingdom and Russia impact trade and affect where people live.

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SS6H1

Explain conflict and change in Latin America.

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SS6H1.a

Describe the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americas.

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SS6H1.b

Describe the influence of the Spanish and the Portuguese on the language and religions of Latin America.

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SS6H1.c

Explain the impact of the Cuban Revolution and describe the current relationship between Cuba and the United States.

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SS6H1.d

Explain the impact of poverty, the war on drugs, and migration to the United States on Latin America.

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SS6H2

Describe Quebec's independence movement.

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SS6H3

Explain conflict and change in Europe.

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SS6H3.a

Describe the aftermath of World War I: the rise of communism, the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Nazism, and worldwide depression.

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SS6H3.b

Explain the rise of Nazism including preexisting prejudices, the use of propaganda, and events which resulted in the Holocaust.

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SS6H3.c

Explain how German reunification contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union and led to the end of the Cold War.

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SS6H4

Explain the impact of English colonization on current Aboriginal basic rights, health, literacy, and language.

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SS.1

The student will use maps to retrieve social studies information.

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SS.1.1

use a compass rose to identify cardinal directions

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SS.1.10

compare maps of the same place at different points in time and from different perspectives to determine changes, identify trends, and generalize about human activities

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SS.1.11

compare maps with data sets (charts, tables, graphs) and /or readings to draw conclusions and make generalizations

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SS.1.12

use geographic technology and software to determine changes, identify trends, and generalize about human activities

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SS.1.2

use intermediate directions

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SS.1.3

use a letter/number grid system to determine location

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SS.1.4

compare and contrast the categories of natural, cultural, and political features found on maps

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SS.1.5

use graphic scales to determine distances on a map

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SS.1.6

use map key/legend to acquire information from historical, physical, political, resource, product, and economic maps

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SS.1.7

use a map to explain impact of geography on historical and current events

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SS.1.8

draw conclusions and make generalizations based on information from maps

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SS.1.9

use latitude and longitude to determine location

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