Natural Hazards and Human Vulnerability

Human-Environment Interactions and Ecosystem Dynamics

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Examine how extreme natural events such as droughts, hurricanes, and earthquakes affect human communities across different levels of economic development.

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Human-Environment Interactions and Ecosystem Dynamics

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-FL-SS

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Analyze how physical systems shape human societies and how human technological actions alter ecosystems and carrying capacity.

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SS.912.G.5.1Florida Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Analyze case studies of how the Earth's physical systems affect humans.