G1
Michigan Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade
The World in Spatial Terms
Grade5th Grade
SubjectSocial Studies
Levelstrand
Child standards (28)
- 1 – G1.0.1Construct simple maps of the classroom to demonstrate aerial perspective.
- 1 – G1.0.2Describe places using absolute location or relative location.
- 1 – G1.0.3Distinguish between landmasses and bodies of water using maps and globes.
- 2 – G1.0.1Construct maps of the local community that contain symbols, labels, and legends denoting human and physical characteristics of place.
- 2 – G1.0.2Use maps to describe the spatial organization of the local community by applying concepts including relative location, and using distance, direction, and scale.
- 2 – G1.0.3Use maps to describe the location of the local community within the state of Michigan in relation to other significant places in the state.
- 3 – G1.0.1Use cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) to describe the relative locations of significant places in the immediate environment.
- 3 – G1.0.2Use thematic maps to identify and describe the physical and human characteristics of Michigan.
- 3 – G1.0.3Use a world map to describe North America in relation to the equator and other continents and oceans, and Michigan within North America.
- 4 – G1.0.1Identify questions geographers ask in examining the United States.
- 4 – G1.0.2Identify and describe the characteristics and purposes of a variety of technological geographic tools.
- 4 – G1.0.3Use geographic tools and technologies, stories, songs, and pictures to answer geographic questions about the United States.
- 4 – G1.0.4Use maps to describe elevation, climate, and patterns of population density in the United States.
- 4 – G1.0.5Use hemispheres, continents, oceans, and major lines of latitude to describe the relative location of the United States on a world map.
- 6 – G1.1.1Use a variety of geographic tools (maps, globes, and web-based geography technology) to analyze the world at global, regional, and local scales.
- 6 – G1.1.2Draw a sketch map, or add information to an outline map, of the world or a world region.
- 6 – G1.2.1Apply the skills of geographic inquiry (asking geographic questions, acquiring geographic information, organizing geographic information, analyzing geographic information, and answering geographic questions) to analyze a geographic problem or issue.
- 6 – G1.2.2Explain why maps of the same place may vary, including the perspectives and purposes of the cartographers.
- 6 – G1.2.3Use, interpret, and create maps and graphs representing population characteristics, natural features, and land use of the region under study.
- 6 – G1.2.4Use images as the basis for answering geographic questions about the human and physical characteristics of places and major world regions.
- 6 – G1.2.5Locate and use information from GIS and satellite remote sensing to answer geographic questions.
- 6 – G1.2.6Create or interpret a map of the population distribution of a region and generalize about the factors influencing the distribution of the population.
- 6 – G1.3.1Use the fundamental themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, region) to describe regions or places on earth.
- 6 – G1.3.2Explain the different ways in which places are connected and how those connections demonstrate interdependence and accessibility.
- 7 – G1.2.1Use a variety of geographical tools (maps, globes, geographic information systems [GIS], and web-based geography technology) to analyze what is happening at different times in different locations.
- 7 – G1.2.2Apply the skills of geographic inquiry (asking geographic questions, acquiring geographic information, organizing geographic information, analyzing geographic information, and answering geographic questions) to analyze a geographic problem or issue.
- 7 – G1.2.3Use, interpret, and create maps and graphs representing places and regions in the era being studied.
- 7 – G1.2.4Locate and use information from maps and GIS to answer geographic questions on the era and region being studied.