General Information
Number: SS.912.G.3
Title: Understand the relationships between the Earth's ecosystems and the populations that dwell within them.
Type:
Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Geography
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This cluster includes the following access points.
Independent
SS.912.G.3.In.0
Using geographic terms, identify characteristics of major ecosystems of Earth, such as location, climate, landforms, and resources.
SS.912.G.3.In.1
Use geographic terms and tools to describe how weather and climate influence a location.
SS.912.G.3.In.2
Use geographic terms and tools to identify different opinions on the use of renewable and non-renewable resources in Florida, the United States, and the world.
SS.912.G.3.In.3
Use geographic terms and tools to describe how Earth’s internal changes—such as volcanoes and earthquakes—and external changes—such as droughts, floods, and erosion—impact the characteristics of locations.
SS.912.G.3.In.4
Use geographic terms and tools to describe how changes in the distribution or use of water (hydrology), such as damming a river or building an irrigation system, impact locations.
Supported
SS.912.G.3.Su.0
Using geographic terms, recognize characteristics of selected major ecosystems of Earth, such as location, climate, and landforms.
SS.912.G.3.Su.1
Use geographic terms and tools to identify how weather and climate influence a location.
SS.912.G.3.Su.2
Use geographic terms and tools to recognize ways that people have used renewable and non-renewable resources in Florida, the United States, or the world.
SS.912.G.3.Su.3
Use geographic terms and tools to identify how Earth’s external changes— such as volcanoes and earthquakes—and internal changes—such as floods and erosion—impact the characteristics of locations.
SS.912.G.3.Su.4
Use geographic terms and tools to identify how changes in the distribution or use of water (hydrology), such as building a dam, can impact a location.
Participatory
SS.912.G.3.Pa.0
Recognize characteristics of a major ecosystem.
SS.912.G.3.Pa.1
Use a geographic tool to recognize weather conditions.
SS.912.G.3.Pa.2
Recognize a way to recycle resources.
SS.912.G.3.Pa.3
Recognize that natural forces can change the characteristics of a location.
SS.912.G.3.Pa.4
Recognize the influence of water flow on a place.
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