Social Studies HS Guide

STRAND 4: Political Systems

STANDARD 4.2

PACING

RESOURCES

●​ See Geography Year at a Glance ●​ Work together as a

●​ National Geographic - Boundary ●​ National Geographic - Political Boundaries ●​ Political & Physical Maps/Atlases ●​ GIS

PLC to determine individual standard pacing.

STANDARDS Students will describe and explain the role physical and human characteristics play in establishing political boundaries. CONCEPTS (Nouns) SKILLS (Verbs) LANGUAGE SUPPORTS

●​ Physical characteristics ●​ Human characteristics ●​ Political boundaries

●​ Describe ●​ Explain

●​ Inform ●​ Explain ●​ Best Practices for MLs in Secondary Content Area Classes

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

●​ Identify possible physical and human characteristics. ○​ Physical characteristics may include:

■​ Geographical features ■​ Climate and resources ■​ Ecological and environmental facts

○​ Human characteristics may include: ■​ Historical and cultural factors

■​ Political and administrative factors ■​ Economic and infrastructure factors ■​ Security and defense ●​ Identify political boundaries. Examples may include: ○​ Territorial limits and divisions between countries, states, provinces, religions, administrative units, etc. ●​ Describe and explain the role physical and human characteristics play in establishing political boundaries.