The Fifth Grade Social Studies Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) Geography The World in Spatial Terms 1. Describe the characteristics, functions, and applications of various types of maps (G-1A-M1) 2. Compare the uses of different types of maps, including two different types of maps of the same area (G-1A-M1) 3. Interpret a map, using a map key/legend and symbols, distance scale, compass rose, cardinal or intermediate directions, and latitude and longitude (G-1A-M2) 4. Locate major landforms and geographic features, places, and bodies of water/waterways on a map of the United States (G-1A-M2) 5. Translate a mental map into sketch form to illustrate relative location, size, and distances between places (G-1A-M3) Places and Regions 6. Describe types of settlements and patterns of land use in Colonial America and suggest reasons for locations of cities and settlements (G-1B-M1) 7. Identify ways in which location and physical features influence the development or life in a region of the United States (e.g., effects of natural barriers) (G-1B-M2) 8. Identify physical or other criteria used to define regions and apply criteria to distinguish one region from another in the United States (G-1B-M3) 9. Explain ways in which goals, cultures, interests, inventions, and technological advances affected perceptions and uses of places or regions in Colonial America (G-1B-M4) Physical and Human Systems 10. Describe the influence of location and physical setting on the founding of the original thirteen colonies (G-1C-M3) 11. Explain the reasons why Europeans chose to explore and colonize the world (G-1C-M4) 12. Describe the economic interdependence among the thirteen American colonies (G-1C-M6) 13. Explain how geographic differences and similarities among the thirteen American colonies contributed to political cooperation and conflict (G-1C-M7) Environment and Society 14. Describe the impact of human action on the physical environment of early America (G-1D-M1) 15. Explain and give examples of how Native Americans and Europeans adapted to living in a particular North American physical environment (G-1D-M2) 16. Identify the natural resources used by people in the United States (G-1D-M3) Civics Structure and Purposes of Government 17. Compare aspects of American colonial government (e.g., local, colonial governors, role of the British parliament and Crown) to present-day U.S. local, state, and national government (C-1A-M5) Economics Fundamental Economic Concepts 18. Describe economic activities within and among American Indian cultures prior to contact with Europeans (E-1A-M9) 19. Use economic concepts (e.g., supply and demand, scarcity, interdependence) to identify the economic motivations for European exploration and settlement in the Americas (E-1A-M9) History Historical Thinking Skills 20. Construct a timeline of key events in American history (beginnings to 1763) (H-1A-M1) 21. Demonstrate an understanding of relative and absolute chronology by interpreting data presented in a timeline (H-1A-M1) 22. Identify different points of view about key events in early American history (H-1A-M2) 23. Identify the causes, effects, or impact of a given event in early American history (H-1A-M3) 24. Use both a primary and secondary source to describe key events or issues in early American history (H-1A-M4) 25. Identify historical issues or problems in early America and explain how they were addressed (H-1A-M5) 26. Conduct historical research using a variety of resources to answer historical questions related to early American history (H-1A-M6) United States History 27. Identify and describe indigenous cultures and groups that existed in the Americas at the beginning of European exploration (H-1B-M1) 28. Describe the trade that connected the Americas, Western Europe, and Western Africa prior to 1620, including the origins of the West Africa-European trade connection (H-1B-M1) 29. Compare and contrast Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans converging in the Western Hemisphere after 1492 (H-1B-M1) 30. Explain that cultures change through cultural diffusion, invention, and innovation (H-1B-M2) 31. Describe major early explorations and explorers and their reasons for exploration (H-1B-M2) 32. Describe the Spanish conquests in the Americas including the impact on the Aztecs, Incas, and other indigenous peoples (H-1B-M2) 33. Explain the course and consequences of the Columbian Exchange, including its cultural, ecological, and economic impact on Europe, the Americas, and West Africa (H-1B-M2) 34. Describe the arrival of Africans in the European colonies in the seventeenth century and the increase in the importation of slaves in the eighteenth century (H-1B-M3) 35. Explain the societal impact of the immersion of Africans in the Americas (H-1B-M3) 36. Identify instances of both cooperation and conflict between Indians and European settlers (H-1B-M3) 37. Describe and compare the various religious groups in colonial America and the role of religion in colonial communities (H-1B-M4) 38. Describe the political, social, and economic organization and structure of the thirteen British colonies that became the United States (H-1B-M5) 39. Describe reflections of European culture, politics, and institutions in American life (H-1B-M5) 40. Explain why some colonists felt loyal to England due to their cultural, political, and economic ties to their homeland (H-1B-M5) World History 41. Describe the origins, characteristics, and expansion of ancient American empires (e.g., Inca, Maya) and complex societies in the Americas (e.g., Aztec) (H-1C-M13) | 
