Standard 5 : Understand how human actions can impact the environment.



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General Information

Number: SS.912.G.5
Title: Understand how human actions can impact the environment.
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Geography

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks
Code Description
SS.912.G.5.1: Analyze case studies of how the Earth's physical systems affect humans.
SS.912.G.5.2: Analyze case studies of how changes in the physical environment of a place can increase or diminish its capacity to support human activity.
SS.912.G.5.3: Analyze case studies of the effects of human use of technology on the environment of places.
SS.912.G.5.4: Analyze case studies of how humans impact the diversity and productivity of ecosystems.
SS.912.G.5.5: Use geographic terms and tools to analyze case studies of policies and programs for resource use and management.
SS.912.G.5.6: Analyze case studies to predict how a change to an environmental factor can affect an ecosystem.


Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Points

Access Point Number Access Point Title
SS.912.G.5.AP.1: Identify examples of how the Earth’s physical systems, such as landforms, locations, resources, and climate affect humans in case studies.
SS.912.G.5.AP.2: Identify how changes in the physical environment of a place can impact its capacity to support human activity in case studies.
SS.912.G.5.AP.3: Identify how human use of technology affects the environment of places in case studies
SS.912.G.5.AP.4: Identify how humans impact the diversity and productivity of an ecosystem in case studies.
SS.912.G.5.AP.5: Use geographic terms and tools to identify effects of government policies or programs for resource use and management in case studies.
SS.912.G.5.AP.6: Identify how change to an environmental factor can affect an ecosystem in case studies.


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Lesson Plans

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