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Modifying the Land: Canals, Dams, and Terracing

Human-Environment Interaction and Adaptation

5th Grade·Social Studies·US-UT-SS

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Describe major engineering projects used by global communities to control water, irrigate crops, and build on slopes.

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Human-Environment Interaction and Adaptation

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

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Examine how global communities adapt to and modify their physical environments over time, and evaluate the consequences of these changes.

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3.4.5Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Examine how and why the community they chose in 3.4.1 has adapted to and/or modified its environment over time, and identify the consequences of these environmental changes.