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How Geographic Barriers and Corridors Shape Human Movement
Examine how deserts, mountain passes, rivers, and coastlines encouraged or restricted the migration of people and ideas.
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World Geography, Maps, and Spatial Patterns
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Use thematic maps, geographic tools, and spatial data to explain how physical features, climate, and ecosystems shape human settlement and movement.
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Learning standards covered
6.G3.1Arizona Social Studies Standards · All agesAnalyze how cultural and environmental characteristics affect the distribution and movement of people, goods, and ideas. Key concepts include but are not limited to language, land and sea transportation and trade routes
6.G1.1Arizona Social Studies Standards · All agesUse and construct maps, graphs, and other representations to explain relationships between locations of places and regions. Key concepts include major landforms and water bodies, countries, cities, ecosystems, climate, languages, religion, economic systems, governmental systems, population patterns, disease, trade routes, and settlement patterns