American History, 5th Grade Social Studies
GEOGRAPHY: Physical and Cultural Systems
Standard: Students develop a spatial understanding of Earth’s surface and the processes that shape it, the connections between people and places, and the relationship between man and his environment.
Physical and Human Systems
Benchmark: G-1C-M3 describing the characteristics and patterns of human settlement in different regions of the world and analyzing the impact of urbanization; (1, 2, 3, 4)
GLE 10. Describe the influence of location and physical setting on the founding of the original thirteen colonies (G-1C-M3)