Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 7 - 7th Grade: Geography
SS10.7G.7.1
Explaining human activities that resulted in the development of settlements at particular locations due to trade, political importance, or natural resources
Explaining human activities that resulted in the development of settlements at particular locations due to trade, political importance, or natural resources
COS Examples
Examples: Timbuktu near caravan routes; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Birmingham, Alabama, as manufacturing centers near coal and iron ore deposits; Singapore near a major ocean transportation corridor (Alabama)
