Illinois

Ages 5–11 · 15 minutes · Geography

Reach for the sky and learn about the history of the modern skyscraper in Illinois!

Explore the Land of Lincoln and marvel at Illinois's beloved skyscrapers, bountiful corn and unique deep-dish pizza!

No prior knowledge needed.

Part of

The 50 States

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

D2.Geo.6.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
D2.Geo.3.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
D2.Geo.3.3-5 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps of different scales to describe the locations of cultural and environmental characteristics.

Alabama

SS10.5.1.1 — Locating on a map states and capitals east of the Mississippi River

Alaska

1 — know that places have distinctive geographic characteristics;
1 — use maps and globes to locate places and regions;
2 — understand the people and the political, geographic, economic, cultural, social, and environmental events that have shaped the history of the state, the United States, and the world;
7 — understand that a region is a distinct area defined by one or more cultural or physical features; and
5 — describe and demonstrate how places and regions serve as cultural symbols, such as the Statue of Liberty;

Arizona

2.G1.1 — Use and construct maps, graphs, and other geographic representations of familiar and unfamiliar places in the world; and locate physical and human features. • Key physical features include but are not limited to seven continents, oceans, lakes, rivers, mountain ranges, coasts, seas, and deserts • Key human features include but are not limited to equator, hemispheres, North and South Pole, cities, states, countries, regions, and landmarks
1.H4.1 — Explain and explore origins of key American symbols, documents, landmarks, holidays, and leaders as well as their importance from the past to the present in our country. • Symbols include but are not limited to American flag, bald eagle, Statue of Liberty, White House, Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore, Liberty Bell, United States Capitol, and Arizona state symbols • Holidays include but are not limited to Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Presidents Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Independence Day, Constitution Day, and Arizona Statehood Day • Leaders include but are not limited to local and/or Tribal leaders, state leaders, and national leaders
2.G1.2 — Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify and explain cultural and environmental characteristics of places in the world based on stories shared. Arizona History and Social Science Standards modified 8/23/19 Page 19
5.G1.1 — Use and construct maps and graphs to represent changes in the United States. • Key concepts include but are not limited to physical and human features of the United States, the regions of the United States and their characteristics, geographic location of major events, the growth of the United States through territorial expansion, demographic changes, and the states and their capitals

Arkansas

G.1.2.2 — Describe the physical and human characteristics of a place using geographic tools such as maps, globes, and charts.
G.1.2.6 — Explain the influence of weather, climate, and physical characteristics on people’s daily lives in a place or region.
H.1.2.5 — Explain state and national historical symbols and landmarks and the people and events associated with them.
G.1.3.5 — Investigate the cultural characteristics of various places and regions from around the world.

California

4.1.3 — Identify the state capital and describe the various regions of California, including how their characteristics and physical environments (e.g., water, landforms, vegetation, climate) affect human activity.
1.2.1 — Locate on maps and globes their local community, California, the United States, the seven continents, and the four oceans.
4.1.5 — Use maps, charts, and pictures to describe how communities in California vary in land use, vegetation, wildlife, climate, population density, architecture, services, and transportation.

Colorado

SS.1.4.2 — Identify and explain how the significance of notable people, places, holidays, and civic symbols reflect the origins and values of the government and its citizens.
SS.2.2.1 — Use geographic terms and tools to locate and describe spatial patterns and places.
SS.2.4.2 — Explain the roles and characteristics of people who govern different communities.
SS.2.2.2 — Explain how people in communities manage, modify, and depend on their environment.

Connecticut

GEO 2.6 — Identify cultural and environmental characteristics of a place/region.
GEO 2.4 — Explain how the environment affects people’s lives.
GEO.K.3 — Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
CIV 3.1 — Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.

Delaware

H.4.K-3b — Students will develop an awareness of major events and people in United States and Delaware history. • Who lives here and how did they get here? (immigrants, demographics, ethnic and religious groups) • Important people in our past • Different kinds of communities in Delaware and the United States
G.1.K-3a — Students will understand the nature and uses of maps, globes, and other geo-graphics. Grade K and Grade 3
G.2.K-3a — Students will distinguish different types of climate and landforms and explain why they occur. Grade 2
K-3a — Students will use the concepts of place and region to explain simple patterns of connections between and among places across the country and the world. Grade 3

Florida

SS.3.G.2.5 — Identify natural and man-made landmarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
SS.3.G.2.2 — Identify the five regions of the United States.
SS.5.G.1.6 — Locate and identify states, capitals, and United States Territories on a map.
SS.3.G.2.4 — Describe the physical features of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Georgia

SS5G1.a — Locate important man-made places; include the Chisholm Trail; Pittsburgh, PA; Kitty Hawk, NC; Pearl Harbor, HI; Montgomery, AL.; and Chicago, IL.
SS4G1.a — Locate major physical features of the United States: the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Great Plains, the Continental Divide, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River, and the Great Lakes.

Hawaii

SS.1.3.17.1 — Investigate historically significant events, people, and observances in history
SS.2.1.7.2 — Describe how historical figures exemplify our shared democratic values
SS.2.3.13.4 — Describe major geographic features of places using maps, photos, and other geographic representations
SS.2.3.14.5 — Compare a variety of the Earth's natural resources and how people use them
SS.2.1.6.1 — Investigate school, community, and national leaders and their responsibilities

Idaho

5.SS.2.1.2 — Identify the regions of the United States and their resources.
5.SS.2.1.4 — Name and locate the 50 States and their Capitals, and U.S. Territories.
3.SS.2.1.3 — Locate on a map waterways, landforms, cities, states, and national boundaries, using standard map symbols.

Illinois

SS.2.G.1 — With guidance and support, use print and digital maps, globes and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
SS.1.G.1 — With guidance and support, construct and interpret print and digital maps and other cultural representations of familiar places.

Indiana

3.G.2 — Label a map of the Midwest, identifying states, major rivers, lakes, and the Great Lakes. (E)
3.G.5 — Explain that regions are areas that have similar physical and cultural characteristics. Identify Indiana and the local community as part of a specific region.
5.G.2 — Use maps and globes to locate states, capitals, major cities, major rivers, the Great Lakes, and mountain ranges in the United States. (E)
K.H.2 — Identify ways by which people, heritage, and events are commemorated and recognized. (E)

Iowa

SS.K.14. — Compare environmental characteristics in Iowa with other places.

Kansas

Benchmark 3.3.1 — The student will recognize and evaluate how societies are shaped by the identities, beliefs, and practices of individuals and groups.
Benchmark 4.5.1 — The student will recognize and evaluate dynamic relationships that impact lives in communities, states, and nations.

Kentucky

K.G.KGE.1 — Identify physical and environmental characteristics of communities.

Louisiana

2.21 — Describe geographic features and physical characteristics of places in the United States and the world, including mountains, hills, plains, deserts, coasts, islands, peninsulas, lakes, oceans, and rivers.
3.20 — Describe the geographic features of places in the United States.
3.6 — Identify and describe national historical figures, celebrations, and symbols. a. Describe the achievements of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Sitting Bull, George Washington Carver, Susan B. Anthony, Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, Theodore Roosevelt, the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, Sally Ride, Katherine Johnson, and Mae Jemison. b. Describe the significance of state and nationally designated holidays, including New Year’s Day, the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inauguration Day, Washington’s Birthday, Mardi Gras, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day. c. Describe the history of American symbols, including the Liberty Bell, U.S. flag (etiquette, customs pertaining to the display and use of the flag), bald eagle, national anthem, Uncle Sam, Statue of Liberty, The Pledge of Allegiance, and the national motto “In God We Trust.” d. Identify and describe man-made American monuments and landmarks including the Gateway Arch, the Golden Gate Bridge, Jefferson Memorial, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C, Lincoln Memorial, Mount Rushmore, Pearl Harbor Museum, September 11 Memorial and Museum, Statue of liberty, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument, and the White House. e. Identify and describe natural American landmarks, including the Grand Canyon, Mississippi River, Monument Valley, Niagara Falls, Rocky Mountains, Smoky Mountains, and Yellowstone National Park.
K.4 — Identify symbols, customs, famous individuals, and celebrations representative of our state and nation, including: a. Symbols: United States flag, bald eagle, Louisiana State flag, brown pelican b. Customs: pledging allegiance to the United States flag, singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” c. Individuals: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. d. State and nationally designated holidays: New Year’s Day, the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inauguration Day, Washington’s Birthday, Mardi Gras, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day

Maine

F2 — Identifying the major regions of the Earth and their major physical features and political boundaries using a variety of geographic tools including digital tools and resources. *
F2 — Identifying major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of Maine, the United States and various regions of the world. *

Massachusetts

4.T4c.1 — On a political map of the United States, locate the states in the Midwest; add to the timeline the admission dates for states in the Midwest (listed alphabetically: Illinois-1818, Indiana-1816, Iowa-1846, Kansas-1861, Michigan-1838, Minnesota-1858, Missouri-1821, Nebraska-1867, North Dakota-1889, Ohio-1803, South Dakota-1889, Wisconsin-1848).
4.T4c.4 — Using resources such as print and online atlases, historical sources, or national or state websites, construct a map of a state in the Midwest region that provides information about physical features (e.g., waterways and mountains), natural resources and industries such as agriculture and that includes a title, scale, compass, and map key.
4.T4.5 — Show understanding that in the middle of the 19th century, the people of the United States were deeply divided over the question of slavery and its expansion into newly settled parts of the West, which led to the Civil War from 1861 to 1865.

Michigan

4–G1.0.3 — Use geographic tools and technologies, stories, songs, and pictures to answer geographic questions about the United States.
4–G2.0.1 — Describe ways in which the United States can be divided into different regions.
4–G2.0.2 — Locate and describe human and physical characteristics of major U.S. regions and compare them to the Great Lakes region.
4–G1.0.4 — Use maps to describe elevation, climate, and patterns of population density in the United States.

Minnesota

4.3.2.3.1 — Locate and identify the physical and human characteristics of places in the United States, and also Canada or Mexico. For example: Physical characteristics—landforms (Rocky Mountains), ecosystems (forest), bodies of water (Mississippi River, Hudson Bay), soil, vegetation, weather and climate. Human characteristics— structures (Statue of Liberty), bridges (Golden Gate Bridge), canals (Erie Canal), cities, political boundaries, population distribution, settlement patterns, language, ethnicity, nationality, religious beliefs.
4.3.2.4.1 — Name and locate states and territories, major cities and state capitals in the United States.
2.3.1.1.3 — Use maps, photos or other geographic tools to identify and locate major landmarks or major physical features of the United States. For example: Physical features—the Atlantic Coast, Rocky Mountains, Mississippi River, Lake Superior. Landmarks—Statue of Liberty, Angel Island, Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial.

Mississippi

5.10.2 — Identify and label each of the 50 states on a map.
6.5.1 — Describe the distinguishing physical and human characteristics of the United States and other countries.
K.H.1.2 — Identify school, community, state, and national symbols.

Missouri

5.H.3.C.a — Identify and describe the contributions of historically significant individuals to the United States from c. 1800-2000.
4.EG.5.B.a — Name and locate specific regions, states, capitals, river systems and mountain ranges in the United States based on historical or current topics.
4.EG.5.C.a — Identify and compare physical characteristics of specific regions within the nation.
4.EG.5.F.a — Identify different regions in the United States and analyze how their characteristics affect people who live there.

Montana

SS.G.5.1 — identify and label US regions, territories, states and their capitals/major cities;
SS.E.2.1 — describe the goods and services that people in the local, state, and national community produce;
SS.G.3.3 — identify landforms and other physical characteristics of the Americas.
SS.H.5.3 — identify roles of individuals and groups and their impact on United States and tribal historical events;

Nebraska

SS 5.3.1.a — Use maps and atlases to locate major human and physical features in the United States.
SS 5.3.1 — Explore where (spatial) and why people, places, and environments are organized in the United States.
SS 5.3.2.b — Identify and classify regions and places within the United States using physical and human features.
SS K.4.3.a — Recognize historical people from a variety of cultures.

Nevada

SS.2.9 — Identify major political leaders who have impacted U.S. history.
SS.2.14 — Identify and compare cultural practices and traditions in the U.S.
SS.2.25 — Identify how natural resources were used to produce goods and services in the past and present.
SS.2.22 — Examine how environmental characteristics shape the development of the nation.

New Hampshire

SS.GE.2.1.3 — Identify major physical and human features in the United States and on Earth, e.g., cities, oceans, or continents. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, G: Science, Technology, and Society)
SS.HI.2.3.1 — Identify individuals and/or groups who have profoundly affected life in the United States, e.g., Abraham Lincoln, or Pilgrims. (Themes: H: Individualism, Equality and Authority, I: Patterns of Social and Political Interaction, J: Human Expression and Communication)
SS.GE.2.2.1 — Explore the physical and human characteristics of place, e.g., roads, schools or mountains. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, E: Cultural Development, Interaction, and Change, G: Science, Technology, and Society)
SS.GE.2.2.2 — Recognize that areas of the Earth's surface share unifying geographic characteristics, e.g., towns, deserts or woodlands. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment)

New Jersey

6.1.5.GeoPP.1 — Compare and contrast characteristics of regions in the United States based on culture, economics, and physical characteristics to understand the concept of regionalism.
6.1.5.GeoSV.2 — Use maps to explain the impact of location and place on the relationships between places in New Jersey, the United States and other countries.
6.1.5.CivicsPI.5 — Explain how government functions at the local, county, and state level.

New Mexico

1.18 — Use a variety of maps to locate specific places and identify major landforms, bodies of water, and other places of significance around the United States.
5.25 — Demonstrate how the states are organized, including time zones and the regions of the United States.
5.27 — Using a map, identify and locate the 50 states in the United States and know the capitals of each state along with the surrounding U.S. territories.
K.10 — Identify the local, state, and national symbols (e.g., flag, bird, song).

New York

1 — History of the United States and New York
3.1 — Geographic regions have unifying characteristics and can be studied using a variety of tools.
3.3a — Geographic factors influence where people settle and their lifestyle. Some geographic factors make a location more suitable for settlement, while others act as deterrents.

North Carolina

2.H.1 — Understand how various people and events have shaped America.
1.G.1.1 — Use maps, globes, and/or digital representations to identify various types of landforms of places around the world.
2.G.1.1 — Recognize absolute and relative location of various settlements, territories, and states in the development of the American nation.
K.G.1.1 — Use maps, globes, and/or digital representations to locate places in the classroom, school, community, and around the world.

North Dakota

5.C.6 — Engage in a range of discussions using active listening skills, posing and responding to specific questions to clarify information.

Ohio

1.5 — Places are distinctive because of their physical characteristics (land forms and bodies of water) and human characteristics (structures built by people).
3.5 — Daily life is influenced by the agriculture, industry and natural resources in different communities.

Oklahoma

4.2.2 — Identify major physical features in the United States and analyze how physical processes shape places. A. Identify and describe the physical characteristics of places, including the major landforms, bodies of water, vegetation and climates in the United States. B. Describe the location and characteristics of the major ecosystems in the United States.
4.2.3 — Explain how people create regions using common geographic characteristics. A. Identify and describe the major physical, cultural, and economic regions of the United States, comparing one’s own region to the other regions. B. Explain how and why regions change over time by comparing regions in the past with life in the same regions in the present.
4.3.2 — Examine the characteristics of culture, including the distribution and complexity of the regions of the United States. A. Identify the characteristics of culture (language, customs, beliefs, food, clothing, shelter) and compare the cultural characteristics of different regions of the United States. B. Explain how the characteristics of culture affect the ways in which people live.
4.2.5 — Identify and locate on a political map the fifty states and the United States capitol.
4.4.2 — Describe the patterns and networks of economic interdependence among regions of the United States. A. Identify and locate on a map the major cities of the United States, including their relative location to natural resources and transportation routes. B. Identify the major economic activities of each region of the United States by comparing how people satisfy their basic needs through the production of goods and services. C. Describe the relative location of natural resources, such as fossil fuels, minerals and soils, and their relationship to each region’s major economic activities, including agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, energy, and services.

Oregon

2.12 — Identify relative location of school and community in the state, nation and the world.
2.14 — Use and apply cardinal directions to locate and identify features on maps (such as oceans, cities, continents).
K.14 — Identify examples of unfairness or injustice towards individuals or groups and the “changemakers,” who worked to make the world better.

Pennsylvania

7.1.3.B — Identify and locate places and regions.
7.2.3.A — Identify the physical characteristics of places and regions.
8.3.3.A. — Identify contributions of individuals and groups to United States history.
7.3.3.B — Identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their cultural characteristics.
7.3.3.D — Identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their economic activities.

Rhode Island

SS3.4.1 — Geography and environment of the Midwest Explain the geography and environment of the Midwestern region of the United States
SS3.4.2 — States in the Midwest Explain the states that make up the Midwestern region including their admittance to the United States and their identities
SS3.4.4 — The Midwestern region today Argue how the geography and environment of the Midwestern region contributed to its social, cultural, and economic development

South Carolina

2.G.2 — Describe and compare various landforms over time within the U.S. through the use of primary and secondary sources. This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into using historic images, maps, narratives, texts, or video, to investigate and compare different landforms around the U.S.
2.G.3 — Explain how the distribution of human features, physical features, and natural resources within the U. S changes over time and impacts economic activity. This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into how rivers, lakes, mountains, and other land features affect economic activity. This indicator also prompts students to explore how different geographic areas support different activities in different times due the availability of resources.
2.H.1 — Identify and compare significant historical events, moments, and symbols in U.S. history. This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into historical events, including figures, symbols, and observances, that have been important to the U.S. over time as well as how they impact us.
3.2.2.ER — Identify and analyze the ways people interact with the physical environment in different regions of the state, the country, and the world.This indicator prompts students to inquire about a variety of geographic landforms, water bodies, and climate patterns around the world and how humans interact with them, including population distribution and settlement patterns.

South Dakota

3.H.2.2 — Explain the importance of famous American figures including but not limited to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson
3.G.1.2 — Locate the seven continents, four oceans, and major physical features and regions of the United States on a map or globe
K.G.1.1 — Recognize that maps and globes represent places

Tennessee

3.09 — Identify and locate the fifty states of the U.S.
3.10 — Identify and locate major cities in the U.S., including: • Chicago • New York City • Los Angeles • Seattle • Miami • Washington, D.C.
3.11 — Identify major physical features of the U.S., including: • Rivers—Colorado, Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande • Mountains—Alaska Range, Appalachian, Rockies • Bodies of Water—Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico • Desert— Great Basin • Landforms—Grand Canyon, Great Plains

Texas

1.2A — identify contributions of historical figures, including Sam Houston, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr., who have influenced the state and nation; and
1.5A — identify and describe the physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, Earth's resources, and weather; and
1.4B — locate and explore the community, Texas, and the United States on maps and globes.
2.1B — identify and explain the significance of various community, state, and national landmarks such as monuments and government buildings.
5.6B — describe regions in the United States based on physical characteristics such as landform, climate, and vegetation;

Utah

1.3.2.b — Locate physical features (i.e. continents, oceans, rivers, lakes), and man-made features (equator, North and South poles, countries) on a map and on a globe.
K.2.3.b — Recognize state and national symbols (e.g., state and national flags, bald eagle, seagull, Statue of Liberty).

Vermont

D2.Geo.6.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
D2.Geo.3.3-5 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps of different scales to describe the locations of cultural and environmental characteristics.
D2.Geo.3.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
D2.Civ.1.3-5 — Individually and with others, students… Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.

Virginia

2.10.c — The student will describe the contributions and roles of changemakers in United States history including, but not limited to Reformers and Champions: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Cesar Chavez, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Sen. Daniel Inouye, John F. Kennedy, and Barack Obama.
2.11.b — The student will apply history and social science skills to develop geographic mapping skills using world maps and globes by identifying major rivers, mountain ranges, lakes, and other physical features in the United States.
Skill.2.b — The student will apply history and social science skills to the content by applying geographic skills to identify and understand geographic features and connections.
USI.1.c — The student will apply history and social science skills to understand the geography of North America by locating the 50 states.

Washington

G1.3.2 — Investigate the physical, political, and cultural characteristics of places, regions, and people in North America, including the location of the fifty states within the regions of the United States.
G1.3.1 — Examine and use maps and globes to understand the regions of North America in the past and present.
G2.2.1 — Identify some common and unique cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
G1.2.3 — Use maps, graphs, photographs and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.

Washington, D.C.

K.20 — Explain the concept of relative location using directional words.

West Virginia

SS.3.13 — Distinguish between a continent, country, state and capital.
Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places.
SS.3.19 — Compare and contrast regions of the United States in regard to plant and animal life, landforms, climate and human interactions with the environment.
SS.5.17 — Compare and contrast the various regions of the United States; locate each of the fifty United States and correlate them with their regions.

Wisconsin

SS.Geog4.a.4 — Describe how certain places may have meanings that distinguish them from other places (e.g., cemetery, places of worship, state or national parks, historical park, or battlefield). Compare and contrast the human characteristics of rural, suburban, urban, and tribal locations in Wisconsin and the United States. Identify and describe how people may view places in the community differently (e.g., students and senior citizens responding to a new playground).
SS.Geog5.b.2 — Identify natural resources (e.g., fertile soil, forests, mining) of a place and provide examples of how those resources are used.
SS.Hist2.c.i — Analyze individuals, groups, and events to understand why their contributions are important to historical change or continuity.
SS.PS1.a.K-1 — Describe symbols, songs, and traditions that identify our state and country. Assess the importance of rules and laws at home, in school, and in the community.
SS.Geog2.d.4-5 — Summarize positive and negative factors of cities. Identify the location and patterns of cities within our state and country.

Wyoming

SS2.5.1 — Spatial Use a map, globe, and mental mapping to identify familiar areas and simple patterns and create maps using various media. 2-ESS2-2
SS2.5.2 — Physical Place and Region Identify, describe, and use local physical and human characteristics to discuss the similarities and differences between parts of the community (e.g., neighborhoods, schools, towns, and reservation communities). RL.1.2, RL.2.3 RI.1.3, Rl.2.2, RI.2.10 W.K.2, W.K.7 W.1.1, W.1.7 W.2.1, W.2.7 SL.K.4, SL.1.4, SL.2.2
SS2.5.3 — Human Place and Movement Use the human features of a community to describe what makes that community unique (e.g., cultural, language, religion, food, clothing, political, economic, population, and types of jobs in an area) and why others move to or from that place. RL.1.2, RL.2.3 RI.1.3, Rl.2.2, RI.2.10 W.K.2, W.K.7 W.1.1, W.1.7 W.2.1 W.2.7 SL.K.4, SL.1.4, SL.2.2 K-2-ETS1-1
SS5.5.2 — Physical Place and Region Explain how physical features, patterns, and systems impact different regions and how these features may help us generalize and compare areas within the reservation, state, nation, or world. RL.3.2, RL.4.7, RL.4.9 RI.3.3, RI.4.3, RI.5.3 W.3.2, W.3.7, W.4.2.b W.5.2.b W.5.7 SL.3.4