SS10.2.10

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 2

SS10.2.10
Identify ways people throughout the country are affected by their human and physical environments.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

Difference between human and physical environments the physical regions of the United States and the features of each.
Affects of environment on human behavior and ways of life.
Positive and negative affects of humans on the environment.
Examples of types of tourism and recreation and the affects of each, including state and national parks.

Skills

Students are able to:

List examples of the ways human and physical environments affect people and the ways they live.
Differentiate between regions of the United States based upon their physical features.
Differentiate between positive and negative effects that people have on the environment.
Explain the benefits of recreation and tourism, including at state and national parks.

Understanding

Students understand that:

There are various ways that people are affected by their human and physical environments, as well as the effects, both positive and negative, that humans have on the environment.

Vocabulary

identify
human environment
physical environment
compare
physical features
regions of the United States
recognize benefits
recreation
tourism
state parks
national parks

COS Examples

Examples: land use, housing, occupation

Aligned Learning Resources

Native American Boarding Schools/Activity Starter

Native American Winter Count/Activity Starter

Land Stewardship/Activity Starter

First Fish | MOLLY OF DENALI

Cave Drawings/Young Explorers

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