SS10.4.16

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 4

SS10.4.16
Determine the impact of population growth on cities, major road systems, demographics, natural resources, and the natural environment of Alabama during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

The causes of population growth in cities includes natural resources, advancements in technology, and placement of foreign based industries.
Key technology inventions that have changed the lives of Alabamians.
Key technology inventions that have changed the power of the media's influence over Alabamians.
Location of major waterways and road systems in Alabama impacts the population density of an area.

Skills

Students are able to:

Identify major road systems, natural resources, and areas of population growth.
Relate Alabama's economy to the influence of technology and foreign based industry.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Technological advancements that have occurred in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have greatly impacted the lives of Alabamians socially, economically, and globally.
The natural resources available in Alabama in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries led to the growth of Alabama's population.

Vocabulary

assess
technological advancements
population growth
demographics
natural resources
foreign-based
economy

Aligned Learning Resources

What if Nothing Ever Changed?

Internet 101/National Geographic

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