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Geography, Mental Mapping, and Settlement Patterns

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-WY-SS

9 lessons

Goal

Apply spatial thinking, analyze physical and human geography, and examine historic settlement patterns across Wyoming and the United States.

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  1. Mental Maps: Organizing Spatial Information in Your MindUp next
  2. Using Globes, Physical Maps, and Thematic MapsNot started yet
  3. Physical Regions of Wyoming: Mountains, Basins, and PlainsNot started yet
  4. Major Rivers and Watersheds: Shaping Life and SettlementsNot started yet
  5. Comparing Environments: Wyoming, the Nation, and the WorldNot started yet
  6. Human Features and Population Distribution in WyomingNot started yet
  7. The Oregon Trail and Historic Pioneer Trails Across WyomingYou are here
  8. Movement of People, Goods, and Ideas Across RegionsNot started yet
  9. How Local Decisions Create Global ImpactsNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-wySS5.5.3Wyoming Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Describe the human features of an area (e.g., language, religion, political and economic systems, population distribution, and quality of life), past and present settlement patterns (e.g., Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming and the Oregon Trail), and how ideas, goods, and/or people move from one area to another.