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Spatial Hierarchy from Local to Global Geographic Features
Analyze geographic patterns across multiple nested scales, from local neighborhoods to state, national, and global extents.
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Spatial Representations, Geographic Data, and Environmental Patterns
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Goal
Use thematic maps, aerial photography, satellite imagery, and graphs to construct representations and analyze spatial patterns of human and environmental systems.
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Learning standards covered
SS.G.1.6-8.LCIllinois Social Studies Standards · All agesUse geographic representations (maps, photographs, satellite images, etc.) to explain relationships between the locations (places and regions) and changes in their environment.
SS.G.1.6-8.MdCIllinois Social Studies Standards · All agesUse mapping and graphing to represent and analyze spatial patterns of different environmental and cultural characteristics.