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
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