2.2
Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade
SECOND GRADE STRAND 2: GEOGRAPHY
Grade5th Grade
SubjectSocial Studies
Levelstrand
Child standards (7)
- 2.2.1Locate and identify the poles, equator, continents, oceans, the United States, Utah, and their town or city. Identify and name the states that border Utah and the countries that border the United States.
- 2.2.2Interpret and construct physical maps using the title, key, symbols, 8-point compass rose, cardinal directions, and alphanumeric grids.
- 2.2.3Identify examples of major geographical features in their local region, state, and country and their significance for the people who live there.
- 2.2.4Describe how location, climate, and physical features affect where people live and work, and how communities modify the environment to meet their needs over time (for example, irrigation, dams, reservoirs, roads, buildings, bridges).
- 2.2.5Describe and give examples of interdependent relationships between vegetation, animal life, geographic features, and people specific to a local region (for example, irrigation, water conservation, farming, helping neighbors, ranching, providing vegetation that supports pollinators, protection of endangered animals).
- 2.2.6Identify natural resources, and cite ways people show stewardship through responsible use, conservation, protection, and replenishment.
- 2.2.7On a map of the world, locate where their families or other families in the community historically came from. With support, curate and share information about the traditional food, cultural customs, recreation, religion, and music of that country and/or region.