Standard 4 : Understand the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations.



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General Information

Number: SS.6.G.4
Title: Understand the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations.
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 6
Strand: Geography

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks
Code Description
SS.6.G.4.1: Explain how family and ethnic relationships influenced ancient cultures.
SS.6.G.4.2: Use maps to trace significant migrations, and analyze their results.
SS.6.G.4.3: Locate sites in Africa and Asia where archaeologists have found evidence of early human societies, and trace their migration patterns to other parts of the world.
SS.6.G.4.4: Map and analyze the impact of the spread of various belief systems in the ancient world.


Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Points

Access Point Number Access Point Title
SS.6.G.4.AP.1: Identify how family and ethnic relationships influenced ancient cultures.
SS.6.G.4.AP.2: Use a map to identify a prehistoric migration route used by humans.
SS.6.G.4.AP.3: Identify a migration pattern in Africa or Asia, where evidence of early human societies has been found.
SS.6.G.4.AP.4: Use a map to identify countries or regions where various belief systems spread in the ancient world.


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Video/Audio/Animation

Name Description
Portraits in Patriotism - Mel Martinez: Middle and High School:

Former U.S Senator and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Mel Martínez shares his journey to freedom in the United States. Mr. Martínez was part of Operation Pedro Pan in which unaccompanied Cuban children were sent to the United States to escape the newly formed communist regime of Fidel Castro. Before leaving Cuba, he spent time with his father who shared life lessons with his son. Mr. Martínez distinctly remembers the pilot announcing that they were in America. After moving around the state of Florida in settlement camps, Mr. Martínez was placed in foster care. After four years he and his family were reunited. Mr. Martínez helped his father become a veterinarian in the U.S and as a family they were highly active in the community. His family’s spirit of activism was the foundation of Mr. Martínez’s career as a public servant. He graduated from Florida State University Law School in 1973 and began his political career. He was appointed the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 2001 and became a United States Senator in 2005.