Social Studies

Immigration and Citizenship

• Understands that people and communities create structure, rules, and ideas to solve problems.
• Gives examples of the major rights that immigrants have acquired as citizens of the United States (e.g. the right to vote, and freedom of religion, speech, assembly, and petition).

North American Geography

Geography Terms and Mapping Skills

• Identifies parts of a map
• Use a map to interpret information about a region in North America
• Identifies the countries within North America (Canada, United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Islands)
• Identifies relative (N, S, E, W) and absolute locations (longitude and latitude) of places in North America

United States

• Describes the climate, physical features, natural resources and products of the five regions of the United States
• Identifies the states, capitals and major cities in each region
• Identifies major national landmarks

Mexico

• Locate Mexico and its capital city
• Describe the major physical characteristics, natural resources and climate of Mexico and explain their relationship
• Explain how independence was achieved
• Describe major cultural groups (indigenous, Spanish and Mestizo) and their location