How People Adapt to Extreme Climates and Terrains

Landforms, Water Systems, and Environmental Adaptation

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Examine how human societies design clothing, heating, and building foundations to thrive in arctic, desert, and mountainous zones.

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Landforms, Water Systems, and Environmental Adaptation

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Locate major Earth landforms and bodies of water, analyze human adaptation and environmental modification, and track global consumer trade connections.

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SS.G.2.3Illinois Social Studies Standards · All ages

Compare how people modify and adapt to the environment and culture in our community to other places.