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

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Number: SS.8.G.4
Title: Understand the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations.
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 8
Strand: Geography

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SS.8.G.4.AP.1
Identify changes in population for selected regions in the United States over time.
SS.8.G.4.AP.2
Identify the effects of migration to and within the United States.
SS.8.G.4.AP.3
Identify cultural diffusion throughout the United States as it expanded its territory.
SS.8.G.4.AP.4
Use geographic tools or case studies to identify the role that selected regions play in influencing trade, migration, and cultural interaction in the United States over time.
SS.8.G.4.AP.5
Use geographic terms and tools to identify changes in cities and urban centers in the United States over time.
SS.8.G.4.AP.6
Use political maps to identify changes in boundaries and governance throughout American history.

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