3.3 - Geographic Influences on Settlements

Third Grade - Third Social Studies - 3.3 - Geographic Influences on Settlements

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Geographic factors often influence where people settle and form communities. People adapt to and modify their environment in different ways to meet their needs.

3.3a Geographic factors influence where people settle and their lifestyle. Some geographic factors make a location more suitable for settlement, while others act as deterrents.

Students will examine the geographic factors of each selected world community, including physical features and climate, noting how certain factors are likely to support settlement and larger populations.
Students will investigate the lifestyle of the people who live in each selected world community and how the lifestyle has been influenced by the geographic factors.

3.3b People make adaptations and modifications to the environment. Advancements in science, technology, and industry can bring about modifications to the environment and can have unintended consequences on the environment. People have attempted to take actions to protect the environment.

Students will examine how each selected world community has adapted to and/or modified its environment to meet its needs.
Students will investigate how human activities and the use of technology have altered the environment,bringing about unintended consequences for each of the selected world communities and their own community.
Students will explore actions that are being taken to protect the environment in the selected world communities and in their own community.

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