Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 3

SS10.3.7

Describe the relationship between locations of resources and patterns of population distribution.

COS Examples

Examples: presence of trees for building homes, availability of natural gas supply for heating, availability of water supply for drinking and for irrigating crops

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • How to use topographical and population maps.
  • That locations of resources will determine population distribution.
  • The difference between historical use of human labor and present-day mechanism of labor.
  • That major energy sources have impacted the twenty-first century.
  • Vocabulary : resources, patterns, population distribution, topographical maps, human labor, machinery, energy sources

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Explain the relationship between locations of resources and patterns of population distribution.
  • Locate natural resources and deposits in the world.
  • Compare present-day mechanization of labor with historical use of human labor.
  • Analyze the geographic impact of major energy sources in the twenty-first century.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Locations of resources and patterns of population distribution are related.

Vocabulary

  • mechanization
  • population distribution
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