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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.
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Spatial Thinking
- 6th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- GEOGRAPHY
Use a variety of geographic tools (maps, globes, and web-based geography technology) to analyze the world at global, regional, and local scales.
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Civic Participation
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- PUBLIC DISCOURSE, DECISION MAKING, AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION (P3, P4)
Participate in projects to help or inform others.
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Civic Participation
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- PUBLIC DISCOURSE, DECISION MAKING, AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION (P3, P4)
Develop and implement an action plan and know how, when, and where to address or inform others about a public issue.
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Persuasive Communication About a Public Issue
- 5th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- PUBLIC DISCOURSE, DECISION MAKING, AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION (P3, P4)
Compose a short essay expressing a position on a contemporary public-policy issue related to the Constitution and justify the position with a reasoned argument.