Transportation Corridors and Cultural Diffusion Across Settlements

Human Settlement, Connectivity, and Environmental Management

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Examine how waterways, railways, highways, and flight routes expand spatial connectivity and spread cultural practices.

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Human Settlement, Connectivity, and Environmental Management

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Explore how physical terrain and environmental factors shape human settlement and migration, and analyze how transportation networks and shared ecosystems connect human communities.

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SS.G.3.6-8.MdCIllinois Social Studies Standards · All ages

Explain how changes in transportation and communication influence the spatial connections among human settlements and affect the spread of ideas and culture.