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Students describe the physical and human geography and use maps, tables, graphs, photographs, and charts to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context.

Overarching Standard:
HSS-3.1 Students describe the physical and human geography and use maps, tables, graphs, photographs, and charts to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context.

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Identify geographical features in their local region (e.g., deserts, mountains, valleys, hills, coastal areas, oceans, lakes).

Overarching Standard:
HSS-3.1 Students describe the physical and human geography and use maps, tables, graphs, photographs, and charts to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context.

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Trace the ways in which people have used the resources of the local region and modified the physical environment (e.g., a dam constructed upstream changed a river or coastline).

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Students describe the American Indian nations in their local region long ago and in the recent past.

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HSS-3.2 Students describe the American Indian nations in their local region long ago and in the recent past.

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Describe national identities, religious beliefs, customs, and various folklore traditions.

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HSS-3.2 Students describe the American Indian nations in their local region long ago and in the recent past.

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Discuss the ways in which physical geography, including climate, influenced how the local Indian nations adapted to their natural environment (e.g., how they obtained food, clothing, tools).

Overarching Standard:
HSS-3.2 Students describe the American Indian nations in their local region long ago and in the recent past.

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Describe the economy and systems of government, particularly those with tribal constitutions, and their relationship to federal and state governments.

Overarching Standard:
HSS-3.2 Students describe the American Indian nations in their local region long ago and in the recent past.

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Discuss the interaction of new settlers with the already established Indians of the region.

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Students draw from historical and community resources to organize the sequence of local historical events and describe how each period of settlement left its mark on the land.

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HSS-3.3 Students draw from historical and community resources to organize the sequence of local historical events and describe how each period of settlement left its mark on the land.

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Research the explorers who visited here, the newcomers who settled here, and the people who continue to come to the region, including their cultural and religious traditions and contributions.