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Geography, Mental Mapping, and Settlement Patterns

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-WY-SS

9 lessons

Goal

Apply spatial thinking, analyze physical and human geography, and examine historic settlement patterns across Wyoming and the United States.

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  1. Mental Maps: Organizing Spatial Information in Your MindUp next
  2. Using Globes, Physical Maps, and Thematic MapsNot started yet
  3. Physical Regions of Wyoming: Mountains, Basins, and PlainsNot started yet
  4. Major Rivers and Watersheds: Shaping Life and SettlementsYou are here
  5. Comparing Environments: Wyoming, the Nation, and the WorldNot started yet
  6. Human Features and Population Distribution in WyomingNot started yet
  7. The Oregon Trail and Historic Pioneer Trails Across WyomingNot started yet
  8. Movement of People, Goods, and Ideas Across RegionsNot started yet
  9. How Local Decisions Create Global ImpactsNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-wySS5.5.2Wyoming Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Explain how physical features, patterns, and systems impact different regions and how these features may help us generalize and compare areas within the reservation, state, nation, or world.