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Standard 3.0 Geography: Students will use geographic concepts and processes to understand location and its relationship to human activities.
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A. Using Geographic Tools
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1. Identify and describe how a globe and maps can be used to help people locate places
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a. Describe a globe as a model of Earth showing land and water
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b. Describe how maps are models showing physical features and/or human features of places
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c. Identify a location by using terms such as near-far, above-below, and here-there
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d. Identify pictures and photographs that represent places on a map such as a playground and a fire station
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B. Geographic Characteristics of Places and Regions
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1. Describe places in the immediate environment using natural/physical and human-made features
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a. Recognize physical features as landforms and bodies of water using photographs and pictures
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b. Identify land forms, such as mountains and hills, and bodies of water, such as oceans, rivers, and streams
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c. Using photographs and pictures, recognize human-made features as modifications people have made to the land
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d. Identify human-made features, such as buildings, sidewalks, streets, and bridges
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C. Movement of People, Goods and Ideas
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1. Describe how transportation and communication link people and places
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a. Identify ways that people travel on land, water, and air
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b. Explain how transportation is used to move goods and people from place to place
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c. Identify ways that people communicate messages
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D. Modifying and Adapting to the Environment
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1. Describe how people adapt to and modify their immediate environment
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a. Identify ways people adapt to the environment, such as wearing clothing that is appropriate to the weather
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b. Identify ways that people change their environment to meet their needs, such as planting crops or cutting forests
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