Georgia

Ages 5–11 · 17 minutes · Geography

Peanuts, portly pigs and Paleolithic people are just part of what you'll learn about when you visit the Peach State!

Peanuts, portly pigs and Paleolithic people are just part of what you'll learn about when you visit the Peach State, AKA Georgia!

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The 50 States

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

D2.Geo.2.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.
D2.Geo.6.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
D2.Geo.2.3-5 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their 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.

Alabama

SS10.4.14.1 — Recognizing important persons of the modern Civil Rights Movement, including Martin Luther King, Jr.; George C. Wallace; Rosa Parks; Fred Shuttlesworth; John Lewis; Malcolm X; Thurgood Marshall; Hugo Black; and Ralph David Abernathy
SS10.2.6 — Identify states, continents, oceans, and the equator using maps, globes, and technology.
SS10.5.1.1 — Locating on a map states and capitals east of the Mississippi River
SS10.3.2.1 — Using vocabulary associated with geographical features of Earth, including _hill, plateau, valley, peninsula, island, isthmus, ice cap_, and _glacier_

Alaska

1 — know that places have distinctive geographic characteristics;
1 — use maps and globes to locate places and regions;
2 — analyze how places are formed, identified, named, and characterized;
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

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
2.G2.1 — Explain how weather, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people’s lives in a place or region being studied.
2.G4.1 — Identify different physical and cultural regions in the world.
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.
G.1.K.2 — Identify and describe the physical characteristics of a place such as rivers, mountains, and forests using maps, globes, and photographs.
H.1.3.4 — Analyze individuals, groups, and events to understand why their contributions are important to the heritage of the United States and Arkansas • Indigenous peoples such as the Caddo*, Quapaw*, Osage*, and Cherokee* • Harriet Tubman* • Clara Barton • Rosa Parks* • Eleanor Roosevelt* • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.*
H.1.K.4 — Recognize historic figures and other people who have made an impact on history.

California

3.4.6 — Describe the lives of American heroes who took risks to secure our freedoms (e.g., Anne Hutchinson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Jr.).

Colorado

SS.2.2.1 — Use geographic terms and tools to locate and describe spatial patterns and places.
PGS.4 — Examine the characteristics of places and regions, and the changing nature among geographic and human interactions.
SS.3.2.1 — Use geographic tools to develop spatial thinking skills.
SS.3.2.2 — Define the concept of region through an examination of similarities and differences in places and communities.
SC.2.2.2 — A range of different organisms lives in different places.

Connecticut

GEO 2.6 — Identify cultural and environmental characteristics of a place/region.
GEO 1.3 — Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
GEO 2.3 — Use geographic representations to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of place.
GEO 3.3 — Use maps of different scales to describe the locations of cultural and environmental characteristics.

Delaware

G.2.K-3a — Students will distinguish different types of climate and landforms and explain why they occur. Grade 2
There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
G.1.4-5a — Students will demonstrate development of mental maps of Delaware and of the United States which include the relative location and characteristics of major physical features, political divisions, and human settlements. Grade 4
G.1.K-3a — Students will understand the nature and uses of maps, globes, and other geo-graphics. Grade K and Grade 3
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

Florida

SS.3.G.2.4 — Describe the physical features of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
SS.5.G.1.6 — Locate and identify states, capitals, and United States Territories on a map.
SS.3.AA.1.1 — Identify African Americans who demonstrated heroism and patriotism (e.g., Booker T. Washington, Jesse Owens, Tuskegee Airmen, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, President Barack Obama, 1st Lt. Vernon Baker, Sgt. 1st Class Melvin Morris).
SS.3.G.2.3 — Label the states in each of the five regions of the United States.
SS.K.G.3.1 — Identify basic landforms.

Georgia

S3L1.a — Ask questions to differentiate between plants, animals, and habitats found within Georgia's geographic regions.
S3L1.c — Use evidence to construct an explanation of why some organisms can thrive in one habitat and not in another.
SS2H1.d — Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights)
SS2G1.b — Locate on a physical map the major rivers: Savannah, Flint, and Chattahoochee.

Hawaii

SS.2.3.13.4 — Describe major geographic features of places using maps, photos, and other geographic representations
SS.1.2.14.3 — Investigate cultural and environmental characteristics of your community
SS.2.1.7.2 — Describe how historical figures exemplify our shared democratic values
There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.

Idaho

3.SS.2.1.3 — Locate on a map waterways, landforms, cities, states, and national boundaries, using standard map symbols.
5.SS.2.1.4 — Name and locate the 50 States and their Capitals, and U.S. Territories.
K.SS.2.1.4 — Recognize a map of the United States of America and know it is the country in which we live.

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.2.G.2 — With guidance and support, identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of your community and compare to other places or regions.
SS.3.G.1 — Use print and digital maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify topographic and other graphic representations of both familiar and unfamiliar locations.
LS4.D-P1 — There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.

Indiana

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)
5.G.4 — Use maps to describe the characteristics of climate regions of the United States.

Iowa

There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
SS.K.9. — Compare and contrast rules from different places. (21st century skills)
SS.K.14. — Compare environmental characteristics in Iowa with other places.

Kansas

There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
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.
2.G.GR.1 — Examine geographic features of places in North America, using a variety of geographic data, including maps, photos and other geographic tools.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
L.1.5.c — Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their synonyms and antonyms.

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.
3.21 — Interpret geographic features of the United States using a variety of tools such as different types of maps and photos.
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.

Maine

L.6.3.a — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
2-LS4-1 — Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
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. *

Maryland

explaining why rules are different based on location.

Massachusetts

4.T4b.1 — On a political map of the United States, locate the states and the national capital city in the Southeast, and the U.S. territories in the Caribbean; add to the timeline the admission dates for states in the Southeast (listed alphabetically: Alabama-1819, Arkansas-1836, Delaware-1787, Florida-1845, Georgia-1788, Kentucky-1792, Louisiana-1812, Maryland-1788, Mississippi-1817, North Carolina-1789, South Carolina-1788, Tennessee-1796, Virginia-1788, West Virginia-1863); territories Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.
4.T4b.2 — Describe the diverse cultural nature of the region, including contributions of Native Peoples (e.g., Powhatan Chiefdom, Seminole, Cherokee, Creek), African Americans, Europeans (e.g., the early Spanish settlements in Florida) and immigrant groups from other regions of the world.

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.
3.3.1.1.1 — Use maps and concepts of location (relative location words and cardinal and intermediate directions) to describe places in one’s community, the state of Minnesota, the United States or the world. For example: Relative location words— close to, above, bordering. Description using relative location words—"Our school is across from the post office." Description using cardinal directions— "Mexico is south of the United States." Description using intermediate directions—“Hawaii is southwest of the continental 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.
4.MS.8.2 — Identify important figures of the modern Civil Rights Movement including Mississippians (e.g., Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Medgar Evers, James Meredith, Fannie Lou Hamer, Charles Evers, etc.).

Missouri

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.
5.H.3.C.a — Identify and describe the contributions of historically significant individuals to the United States from c. 1800-2000.
There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.

Montana

SS.G.3.3 — identify landforms and other physical characteristics of the Americas.
SS.G.5.1 — identify and label US regions, territories, states and their capitals/major cities;
SS.H.5.3 — identify roles of individuals and groups and their impact on United States and tribal historical events;
SS.G.3.1 — examine maps and other representations to identify historical and contemporary political and cultural patterns in the Americas;

Nebraska

SS 5.3.1.a — Use maps and atlases to locate major human and physical features 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.
SS 1.3.2 — Explore places and regions.

Nevada

There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
L.3.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
SS.2.15 — Discuss the contributions and positive impacts of culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse people in U.S. history.
Maps show where things are located. One can map the shapes and kinds of land and water in any area.

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.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.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.4.2.1 — Describe the physical and human characteristics of places, e.g., land forms or where people live. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, E: Cultural Development, Interaction, and Change, G: Science, Technology, and Society)
SS.GE.4.3.4 — Recognize the components and distribution of ecosystems, e.g., the location of certain plants and animals or the food chain. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment)

New Jersey

6.1.2.Geo.SV.1 — Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains).
6.1.5.CivicsHR.2 — Research and cite evidence for how the actions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other historical civil rights leaders served as catalysts for social change, inspired social activism in subsequent generations.
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.4 — Use a variety of geographic representations to describe the similarities and differences between places in New Jersey, the United States and the world (e.g., maps, data visualizations, graphs, diagrams, aerial and other photographs, GPS).

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.
There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
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.

New York

3 — Geography
There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
E.3.1 — Geography can be divided into six essential elements which can be used to analyze important historic, geographic, economic, and environmental questions and issues. These six elements include: the world in spatial terms, places and regions, physical settings (including natural resources), human systems, environment and society, and the use of geography. (Adapted from The National Geography Standards, 1994: Geography for Life)
E.3.2 — Geography requires the development and application of the skills of asking and answering geographic questions; analyzing theories of geography; and acquiring, organizing, and analyzing geographic information. (Adapted from: The National Geography Standards, 1994: Geography for Life)

North Carolina

1.G.1.1 — Use maps, globes, and/or digital representations to identify various types of landforms of places around the world.
K.G.1.1 — Use maps, globes, and/or digital representations to locate places in the classroom, school, community, and around the world.
K.G.1.2 — Identify physical features of places using maps, globes, and/or digital representations.
2.G.1.1 — Recognize absolute and relative location of various settlements, territories, and states in the development of the American nation.
3.G.1.2 — Explain how climate and physical characteristics affect the ways in which people live in a place or region.

North Dakota

5.R.1 — Comprehend information during and after listening to a grade-level text.
G.6_12.4.1 — Explain and use a variety of geographic tools to study the world on global, regional, and local scales and draw conclusions.

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.
4.9 — A map scale and cardinal and intermediate directions can be used to describe the relative location of physical and human characteristics of Ohio and the United States.
5.6 — Regions can be determined using data related to various criteria including landform, climate, population, and cultural and economic characteristics.

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.
4.2.4 — Describe how physical processes of the Earth’s surface impact humans and their environment. A. Identify and describe the different climates in the United States using maps, globes, and graphs. B. Explain how climate and natural processes including floods, wind, and storms impact how we live.
4.2.5 — Identify and locate on a political map the fifty states and the United States capitol.
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.

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.
5.9 — Use geographical tools (maps, satellite images, photographs, Google Earth, and other representations) to investigate and compare how areas in the United States can be divided in multiple ways.

Pennsylvania

7.1.3.B — Identify and locate places and regions.
7.2.3.A — Identify the physical characteristics of places and regions.
7.3.3.B — Identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their cultural characteristics.
8.3.3.A. — Identify contributions of individuals and groups to United States history.
3.3.3.B — Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.

Rhode Island

SS3.3.1 — Geography and environment in the Southeast Explain the geography and environment in the Southeastern region of the United States
SS3.3.2 — States and territories in the Southeast Explain the states and territories that make up the Southeastern region including their admittance or incorporation to the United States and their identities
SS3.1.3 — States and territories Explain what states and territories are and their locations within the United States
SS3.3.4 — The Southeastern region today Argue how the geography and environment of the Southeastern region contributed to its social, cultural, and economic development
SS3.3.3 — Peoples over time in the Southeast Analyze the ways diverse peoples have come to live in the Southeastern region of the United States over time

South Carolina

2-LS4-1.DCI.D: — Biodiversity and Humans There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water. NRC Framework Link
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.
3.1.3.PR — Identify the spatial hierarchy of political and physical geographic features. This indicator prompts students to inquire about spatial hierarchies (i.e. scale) to understand connections between Earth's systems. Political features include cities, states, and countries. Physical features include forests, mountains, oceans, and rivers.
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.G.1.2 — Locate the seven continents, four oceans, and major physical features and regions of the United States on a map or globe
4.G.3.1 — Describe how natural and human conditions shape places and regions
4.G.1.1 — Locate major political and physical features of South Dakota and the United States on a map or globe

Tennessee

2.29 — Examine the significant contributions made by people of the U.S., including: • Neil Armstrong • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Wilma Rudolph • David Crockett • Rosa Parks • Sequoyah • Benjamin Franklin • Jackie Robinson • George Washington
3.09 — Identify and locate the fifty states of the U.S.
2.16 — Compare physical features of the earth, including: • Island • Ocean • Plateau • Lake • Peninsula • River • Mountain • Plain • Valley
2.17 — Compare and contrast regions of the U.S. (i.e., Southeast, Northeast, Great Plains, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Northwest) in terms of climate, physical features, and population.

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
2.11D — identify symbols such as state and national birds and flowers and Uncle Sam; and
5.6B — describe regions in the United States based on physical characteristics such as landform, climate, and vegetation;
5.6C — locate on a map important political features such as the five largest cities by population in the United States and the 50 states; and

Utah

5.5.2.b — Identify leaders of social and political movements.
K.3.1.b — Identify and describe physical features (e.g., mountain/hill, lake/ocean, river, road/highway).
2.3 — Standard 3: Students will use geographic tools and skills to locate and describe places on earth.
5.5.2.a — Identify major social movements of the 20th century (e.g. the women’s movement, the civil rights movement, child labor reforms).

Vermont

D2.Geo.2.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations to describe places and the relationships and interactions that shape them.
D2.Geo.6.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.
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.2.3-5 — Individually and with others, students… Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics.

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.
USI.1.c — The student will apply history and social science skills to understand the geography of North America by locating the 50 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.

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.
H2.5.1 — Analyze and explain how individuals have caused change in United States history.

Washington, D.C.

1.11 — Identify community leaders from the past (e.g., George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Dolores Huerta, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Harvey Milk, Wilma Pearl Mankiller, Lee Yick and Liliʻuokalani), and compare how each person created change.
1.19 — Locate and explain physical features on maps.
K.20 — Explain the concept of relative location using directional words.

West Virginia

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.
SS.3.18 — Recognize, define and illustrate world geographic features (e.g., peninsulas, islands, mountains, canyons, plateaus, mesas, harbors, gulfs, rivers, deserts, forests, valleys and plains).
SS.4.8 — Describe and locate examples of the major physical features ofthe United States (e.g., bodies of water, mountains, rivers, grasslands, oases, etc.) using references and technology (e.g., atlas, globe, geographic information system, etc.).
SS.3.13 — Distinguish between a continent, country, state and capital.

Wisconsin

SS.Geog1.b.1-2 — Identify physical and human characteristics of a place using maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations.
SS.Geog4.a.2 — Categorize characteristics of the local community (e.g., weather and climate, population, landforms, vegetation, culture, industry). Describe how certain places have meanings that distinguish them from other places. (e.g., shopping mall, park, places of worship).
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.

Wyoming

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
A range of different organisms lives in different places.
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
SS5.5.3 — Human Place and Movement Describe the human features of an area (e.g., language, religion, political and economic systems, population distribution, and quality of life), past and present settlement patterns (e.g., Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming and the Oregon Trail), and how ideas, goods, and/or people move from one area to another. Benchmark_Component Sub-Item :SS5.5.3.a.i Human Place and Movement Describe how cultural values of the Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming influence the importance and preservation of place and sacred sites (e.g., Devils Tower/Bear Lodge, Hot Springs State Park, Vedauwoo, Crowheart Butte, Bighorn Medicine Wheel, Estes Park, Yellowstone, Heart Mountain, and Wind River Mountains). Benchmark_Component Sub-Item :SS5.5.3.a.ii Human Place and Movement Describe and identify a variety of place names and their connection to Indigenous Tribes of Wyoming. RL.3.2, RL.4.7, RL.4.9 RI.3.3, RI.4.3, RI.5.3 W.3.2, 3.7, 4.2.b, W.5.2.b, 5.7 SL.3.4