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.
The World in Spatial Terms
Benchmark: G-1A-M1 identifying and describing the characteristics, functions, and applications of various types of maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies; (1, 2, 3, 4)
GLE 1. Describe the characteristics, functions, and applications of various types of maps (G-1A-M1)