Where Are We Going? The Good and Bad of Transportation/Alabama Highways and Byways

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

4

Overview

In this video from PBSLearningMedia, students learn as the growth of the automobile industry continued and more and more people purchased cars, a system of good highways was in demand. United States legislators and senators became involved in passing bills to establish federal highways and to provide monies for the construction and maintenance of those roads. This boom in the building of new roadways led to both good and bad practices and called for innovative ways to raise money to match the demand.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 4

SS10.4.1

Compare historical and current economic, political, and geographic information about Alabama on thematic maps, including weather and climate, physical-relief, waterway, transportation, political, economic development, land-use, and population maps.

UP:SS10.4.1

Vocabulary

  • agriculture
  • economic development
    • physical-relief maps

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Many events can impact the population, economic development, and land use in an area.

Skills

The students are able to:
  • Analyze characteristics of Alabama using physical and thematic maps.
  • Describe the relationship between human migration and population.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Events can impact the population, economic development, and land use in an area.
  • The climate and weather of our state impacts the population, economic development, and land use.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

PBS

License Type

CUSTOM
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