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Standards Covered:
G.6_12.27 - I can analyze, explain, and describe the movement of people, goods, ideas, technology, etc throughout the world.
G.6_12.37 - I can analyze, describe, interpret, and identify physical and human characteristics of a region.
G.6_12.57 - I can analyze and explain how human beings adapt and modify their environments.
Big Ideas:
Culture, a group's shared practices and beliefs, differs from group to group and changes over time while maintaining features common to all societies.
Culture is the set of beliefs, goals, and practices that a group of people share.
The world includes many different culture groups.
New ideas and events lead to changes in culture.
The features common to all cultures are called cultural universals.
All societies have social institutions that help their groups survive.
Every culture expresses itself creatively in a variety of ways.
All societies use technology to help shape and control the environment.
Population studies are an important part of geography.
The study of population patterns helps geographers learn about the world.
Population statistics and trends are important measures of population change.
Many factors influence where people settle and how settlements develop.
Natural resources and trade routes are important factors in determining location for settlements.
Areas can be defined as urban or rural.
Spatial patterns describe ways that people build settlements.
New technology has improved the interaction of regions with nearby and distant places.
Specific environments present distinct opportunities for people to meet their needs and unique challenges to which they must adapt.
Geographers examine how environmental conditions shape people's lives.
Human activity changes specific places, regions, and the world as a whole.
Vocabulary for Module:
Climate
Geography
Natural Resources
Culture
Population
Notes for Module:
The Human World Visual Preview
Culture
Thousands of different cultures make up our world. Clothing, language, and music are just some parts of culture.
Population
Geographers study human populations, like this one in India, to learn where and why people live in certain places.
Human-Environment Interaction
Farming is one way that humans interact with the environment. These rice farmers in Vietnam utilize the area’s rich soil.
Culture
Many schools in Kenya prepare dishes of beans, corn, rice, and other local ingredients to serve students at lunch.
Population
Australia has a very low population density. There is plenty of space for people living along the Noosa River.
Settlement Patterns
Planned transportation networks, such as this highway system in Los Angeles, California, are a feature of grid settlements.
Regions Interact
Wall Street and New York City have long been hubs of interaction for the financial industry.
Human-Environment Interaction
Water pollution harms our food supplies, drinking water, and environment.
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