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Human Characteristics of Places
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- PLACES AND REGIONS
Explain how communities are affected positively or negatively by changes in technology.
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Human Characteristics of Places
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- PLACES AND REGIONS
Describe the human characteristics of the region under study, including languages, religions, economic system, governmental system, cultural traditions.
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Physical Characteristics of Places
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- PLACES AND REGIONS
Locate and describe the characteristics and patterns of major world climates and ecosystems.
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Physical Characteristics of Places
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- PLACES AND REGIONS
Locate and describe the basic patterns and processes of plate tectonics.
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Physical Characteristics of Places
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- PLACES AND REGIONS
Locate and describe the basic patterns of landforms.
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Geographical Understanding
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- GEOGRAPHY
Explain the different ways in which places are connected and how those connections demonstrate interdependence and accessibility.
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Geographical Understanding
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- GEOGRAPHY
Use the fundamental themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, region) to describe regions or places on earth.
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Geographical Inquiry and Analysis
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- GEOGRAPHY
Create or interpret a map of the population distribution of a region and generalize about the factors influencing the distribution of the population.
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Geographical Inquiry and Analysis
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- GEOGRAPHY
Locate and use information from GIS and satellite remote sensing to answer geographic questions.
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Geographical Inquiry and Analysis
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- GEOGRAPHY
Use images as the basis for answering geographic questions about the human and physical characteristics of places and major world regions.
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Geographical Inquiry and Analysis
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- GEOGRAPHY
Use, interpret, and create maps and graphs representing population characteristics, natural features, and land use of the region under study.
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Geographical Inquiry and Analysis
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- GEOGRAPHY
Explain why maps of the same place may vary, including the perspectives and purposes of the cartographers.
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Geographical Inquiry and Analysis
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- GEOGRAPHY
Apply the skills of geographic inquiry (asking geographic questions, acquiring geographic information, organizing geographic information, analyzing geographic …
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Spatial Thinking
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- GEOGRAPHY
Draw a sketch map, or add information to an outline map, of the world or a world region.