SS10.3.7

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 3

SS10.3.7
Describe the relationship between locations of resources and patterns of population distribution.

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

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

SS10.3.7 Describe the relationship between locations of resources and patterns of population distribution.