General Information
Number: SS.6.G.1
Title: Understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools and technology to report information.
Type:
Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 6
Strand: Geography
Related Benchmarks
This cluster includes the following benchmarks.
Related Access Points
This cluster includes the following access points.
Independent
SS.6.G.1.In.0
Use lines of latitude and longitude to locate places and to identify climate and time zones.
SS.6.G.1.In.1
Identify the purposes of different types of maps, such as political, physical, or special purpose.
SS.6.G.1.In.2
Recognize natural wonders of the ancient world, such as the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, Himalayas, and Gobi Desert.
SS.6.G.1.In.3
Use tools of geography, such as maps, globes, satellite images, and charts.
SS.6.G.1.In.4
Use scale and cardinal directions to describe the relative location between two places on a map.
SS.6.G.1.In.5
Use a map to identify major bodies of water in the world, such as major rivers, seas, and oceans, and recognize ways they have impacted civilization.
SS.6.G.1.In.6
Use a map to identify characteristics of ancient civilizations that have shaped the world today, such as Greece and Rome.
Supported
SS.6.G.1.Su.0
Use a coordinate grid on a map to locate places.
SS.6.G.1.Su.1
Identify differences between maps and globes.
SS.6.G.1.Su.2
Recognize a natural wonder of the ancient world, such as the Himalayas or Gobi Desert.
SS.6.G.1.Su.3
Use selected tools of geography, such as maps, globes, and charts.
SS.6.G.1.Su.4
Use cardinal directions to describe the relative location of a place on a map.
SS.6.G.1.Su.5
Use a map to recognize major bodies of water in the world, such as major rivers, seas, and oceans, and recognize a way they have impacted civilization.
SS.6.G.1.Su.6
Use a map to recognize a characteristic of ancient civilizations that have shaped the world today, such as Greece and Rome.
Participatory
SS.6.G.1.Pa.0
Use positional words to identify a relative location.
SS.6.G.1.Pa.1
Recognize a purpose of maps and globes.
SS.6.G.1.Pa.2
Recognize natural landforms, such as mountains and deserts.
SS.6.G.1.Pa.3
Use a tool of geography, such as a simple map or globe.
SS.6.G.1.Pa.4
Use positional words to identify a relative location on a map.
SS.6.G.1.Pa.5
Use a map to recognize a body of water.
SS.6.G.1.Pa.6
Use an outline map to recognize a country or civilization.
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