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Resource Extraction and Environmental Trade-offs
Evaluate the environmental and social trade-offs of mining, drilling, and commercial logging.
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Natural Resources and Human Geography
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Goal
Analyze how the global distribution of renewable and nonrenewable resources affects economies, settlement, and geopolitical relations.
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Learning standards covered
WG Standard 1.3Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeStudents will cite evidence of how the distribution of natural resources affects physical and human systems.
WG Standard 1.4Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeStudents will use geographic reasoning to propose actions that mitigate or solve issues, such as natural disasters, pollution, climate change, and habitat loss.