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Human-Environment Interaction, Migration, and Settlement in Wyoming

7th Grade · Social Studies · US-WY-SS

9 lessons

Goal

Analyze how physical geography, natural resources, and demographics shape human settlement patterns, tribal lands, and environmental change across Wyoming and the American West.

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  6. Demographic Shifts, Boom-and-Bust Cycles, and Community GrowthNot started yet
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us-wySS8.5.3Wyoming Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Explain how communities’ current and past demographics, migrations, and settlement patterns influence place (e.g., culture, needs, and political and economic systems) and use this analysis to predict future settlement patterns.