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Geography and Map Skills of North America

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

10 lessons

Goal

Apply geographic tools, spatial thinking, and regional analysis to understand North America's physical and political landscape.

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  6. Climate Zones and Vegetation Across North AmericaNot started yet
  7. Political Boundaries: States and Capitals of the United StatesNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-ma5.T1.4Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

On a map of the United States, locate the first 13 colonies and describe the impact of regional differences in climate on the types of crops that could be grown or harvested profitably in the Northern, mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies; describe varied sources of labor (e.g., self-employed colonists, apprentices, employees, indentured servants, free and enslaved Africans).