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Human-Environment Interaction and American Regions

3rd Grade · Social Studies · US-WV-SS

11 lessons

Goal

Explain how humans adapt to, modify, and depend on their physical environments across the regions of the United States.

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  1. How Geography Influences Where People SettleYou are here
  2. Adapting to Different Climates: Clothing, Food, and ShelterUp next
  3. How Natural Waterways Shaped Early TransportationNot started yet
  4. Building Canals and Locks to Connect WaterwaysNot started yet
  5. Engineering Bridges and Tunnels Through Mountain BarriersNot started yet
  6. Natural Resources and Regional EconomiesNot started yet
  7. How Human Intervention Changes the LandscapeNot started yet
  8. How State and National Boundaries Were DrawnNot started yet
  9. Regional Cultures and Traditions Across the United StatesNot started yet
  10. Mapping Historical Changes in US GeographyNot started yet
  11. Interdependence Between Rural, Suburban, and Urban AreasNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-wvSS.4.9West Virginia Social Studies Standards · All ages

Document the effects of and explain how people adapted to geographic factors (e.g., climate, mountains, bodies of water, etc.) on the following: • transportation routes; • settlement patterns and population density; • culture (e.g., jobs, food, clothing, shelter, religion, government, etc.); and • interactions with others (locally and nationally)