General Information
Number: SS.3.G.2
Title: Places and Regions
Type:
Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 3
Strand: Geography
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This cluster includes the following benchmarks.
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This cluster includes the following access points.
Independent
SS.3.G.2.In.0
Recognize North America, the United States, and Mexico on a map.
SS.3.G.2.In.1
Recognize north, south, east, and west as they relate to the regions of the United States.
SS.3.G.2.In.2
Recognize selected states in each of the five regions of the United States.
SS.3.G.2.In.3
Recognize major physical features—such as lakes, rivers, oceans, mountains, deserts, and plains—of the United States and Canada, and Mexico and the Caribbean.
SS.3.G.2.In.4
Recognize major natural and man-made landmarks of the United States, such as the Grand Canyon, Gateway Arch, Mt. Rushmore, and the Everglades.
SS.3.G.2.In.5
Identify how people view places and regions differently by asking questions; using graphic organizers; and studying news, poems, legends, or songs about a region or area.
Supported
SS.3.G.2.Su.0
Recognize the United States on a map of North America.
SS.3.G.2.Su.1
Recognize north, south, east, and west in the United States.
SS.3.G.2.Su.2
Recognize selected states in the United States.
SS.3.G.2.Su.3
Recognize selected physical features of the United States, such as lakes, rivers, oceans, mountains, deserts, and plains.
SS.3.G.2.Su.4
Recognize a major natural landmark of the United States, such as the Grand Canyon or the Everglades.
SS.3.G.2.Su.5
Recognize how people view places differently by asking questions; using graphic organizers; and studying news, poems, legends, or songs about a region or area.
Participatory
SS.3.G.2.Pa.0
Recognize an outline map or image of the United States.
SS.3.G.2.Pa.1
Recognize an outline map or image of the United States.
SS.3.G.2.Pa.2
Recognize Florida as the student’s state.
SS.3.G.2.Pa.3
Recognize physical differences between two locations.
SS.3.G.2.Pa.4
Recognize physical differences between two locations.
SS.3.G.2.Pa.5
Recognize physical differences between two locations.
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