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Physical Geography and Settlement Patterns in North America
Explain how landforms, river systems, and climates shaped Indigenous and early colonial population centers.
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Historical Thinking, Source Analysis, and Geographic Tools
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Analyze primary and secondary sources from diverse perspectives and use geographic tools to examine early American physical and human systems.
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Learning standards covered
SS.8.2.1Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesUse geographic tools to research and analyze patterns in human and physical systems in the United States.
SS.8.2.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesRecognize the impact of the competition for control of land and resources in early American history.