How Climate and Natural Resources Drive Global Trade

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Explain why countries trade goods based on differences in natural resources, soil, and climate.

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Natural Resources, Global Trade, and Economic Geography

4th Grade · Social-studies · US-WI-SS

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Analyze how natural resource distribution shapes global trade routes, regional wealth, and international competition.

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SS.Geog5.b.mWisconsin Social Studies Standards · 4th Grade

Analyze how distribution of natural resources such as fisheries and crops (renewable and nonrenewable) creates systems of commerce between groups. Analyze how unequal distribution of resources creates inequities between regions and can lead to conflict between competing countries.