Montana

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.8.3-5 — Individually and with others, students… Explain how human settlements and movements relate to the locations and use of various natural resources.

Alabama

• SS10.5.13.2 — Locating on a map states, capitals, and important geographic features west of the Mississippi River

Alaska

• 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;

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.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
• 2.G4.1 — Identify different physical and cultural regions in the world.

Arkansas

• G.1.K.2 — Identify and describe the physical characteristics of a place such as rivers, mountains, and forests using maps, globes, and photographs.
• G.1.2.2 — Describe the physical and human characteristics of a place using geographic tools such as maps, globes, and charts.
• G.3.5.4 — Research the characteristics of various world regions and cultures: • Cultural characteristics (e.g., religious beliefs, celebrations, traditions, language, child-rearing, clothing, food, beliefs, behaviors) • Physical characteristics (e.g., mountains, rivers, deserts, plains, bodies of water)

Colorado

• SS.3.2.1 — Use geographic tools to develop spatial thinking skills.
• SS.5.2.1 — Use geographic tools and sources to research and answer questions about United States geography.
• SS.2.2.1 — Use geographic terms and tools to locate and describe spatial patterns and places.

Connecticut

• GEO 2.6 — Identify cultural and environmental characteristics of a place/region.
• GEO 2.3 — Use geographic representations to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of place.
• GEO 2.4 — Explain how the environment affects people’s lives.
• GEO 1.3 — Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.

Delaware

• 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
• G.2.K-3a — Students will distinguish different types of climate and landforms and explain why they occur. Grade 2
• 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.2.5 — Identify natural and man-made landmarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
• 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.5.G.1.3 — Identify major United States physical features on a map of North America.

Hawaii

• 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.K.3.13.3 — Examine physical characteristics on maps and globes using positional words

Idaho

• 5.SS.2.1.4 — Name and locate the 50 States and their Capitals, and U.S. Territories.
• 5.SS.2.1.2 — Identify the regions of the United States and their resources.

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.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.
• SS.1.G.1 — With guidance and support, construct and interpret print and digital maps and other cultural representations of familiar places.

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)

Iowa

• Maps show where things are located. One can map the shapes and kinds of land and water in any area.
• SS.K.14. — Compare environmental characteristics in Iowa with other places.

Kansas

• Maps show where things are located. One can map the shapes and kinds of land and water in any area.
• Benchmark 3.3.1 — The student will recognize and evaluate how societies are shaped by the identities, beliefs, and practices of individuals and groups.

Kentucky

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

Maine

• 3-LS4-1 — Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.
• 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

• locating Maryland using cardinal directions on maps, globes, GPS, and Google Earth.

Massachusetts

• 4.T4e.1 — On a political map of the United States, locate the states in the West and the U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean; add to the timeline the admission dates for states in the Southwest (states listed alphabetically, Alaska-1959, California-1850, Colorado-1876, Hawaii-1959, Idaho-1890, Montana-1889, Nevada-1864, Oregon-1859, Utah-1896, Washington-1889, Wyoming-1890); territories: American Samoa, Guam, Midway Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and Wake Island.
• 4.T4e.3 — Describe the diverse cultural nature of the region, including contributions of Native Peoples (e.g., Paiute, Coast Salish) African Americans, Europeans (e.g. the Spanish in California), the Mexicans, the Chinese, Japanese, and immigrant groups from other regions of the world over time.
• 4.T4e.5 — Using resources such as print and online atlases, or state websites, construct a map of a state in the West region that provides information about physical features (e.g., waterways and mountains), important landmarks, national parks, and historic sites and that includes a title, scale, compass, and map key.

Michigan

• 4–G1.0.3 — Use geographic tools and technologies, stories, songs, and pictures to answer geographic questions about the United States.
• 4–G2.0.2 — Locate and describe human and physical characteristics of major U.S. regions and compare them to the Great Lakes region.
• 4–G1.0.1 — Identify questions geographers ask in examining the United States.

Minnesota

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.”

Mississippi

• 5.10.2 — Identify and label each of the 50 states on a map.
• 5.9.2 — Identify school, community, state, and national symbols (e.g., United States flag, American eagle, etc.).
• K.H.1.2 — Identify school, community, state, and national symbols.

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.
• 2.PC.1.F.b — Recognize and explain the significance of national symbols including national landmarks, national parks, and important memorials.
• 5.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.

Montana

• SS.G.4.3 — investigate the physical, political, and cultural characteristics of places, regions, and people in Montana; and
• SS.E.4.2 — identify basic elements of Montana's state economic system including agriculture, business, natural resources, and labor;
• SS.G.1.1 — identify and describe human and physical local landmarks; and

Nebraska

• SS 3.3.1.d — Locate specific places on maps and globes.
• SS 5.3.1.a — Use maps and atlases to locate major human and physical features in the United States.
• SS 1.3.2.a — Identify and differentiate between physical features on maps, globes, graphics, and in the physical world.
• SS 4.1.2.b — Investigate the meaning of state symbols, songs, and holidays.

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.GE.4.1.3 — Locate major physical and human features in the United States and on Earth, e.g., mountain ranges, principal parallels or meridians. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, 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.HE.3 — Identify cultural and environmental characteristics of different regions in New Jersey and the United States.
• 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1 — Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains).
• 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.

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.
• 5.27 — 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

• 1.5b — Maps are used to locate important places in the community, state, and nation, such as capitals, monuments, hospitals, museums, schools, and cultural centers. * According to the Dignity for All Students Act, “others” includes, but is not limited to, people of different races, weights, national origins, ethnic groups, religions, religious practices, mental or physical abilities, sexual orientations, gender identity, and sexes.
• 5.4a — Physical maps reflect the varied climate zones, landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources of the Western Hemisphere.
• 5.4c — The physical environment influences human population distribution, land use, and other forms of economic activity.

North Carolina

• 2.G.1.1 — Recognize absolute and relative location of various settlements, territories, and states in the development of the American nation.
• K.G.1.2 — Identify physical features of places using maps, globes, and/or digital representations.
• K.G.2.1 — Explain ways people around the world use natural resources.

Ohio

• 1.5 — Places are distinctive because of their physical characteristics (land forms and bodies of water) and human characteristics (structures built by people).
• 1.4 — Maps can be used to locate and identifyplaces.
• 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.
• 4.LS.2 — Fossils can be compared to one another and to present-day organisms according to their similarities and differences.

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.
• 4.2.5 — 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.
• K.9 — Identify, compare, and contrast pictures, maps, and globes.

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.

Rhode Island

• SS3.6.1 — Geography and environment of the West Explain the geography and environment of the Western region of the United States
• SS3.6.2 — States and territories in the West Explain the states and territories that make up the Western region including their admittance or incorporation to the United States and their identities
• SS3.6.4 — The Western region today Argue how the geography and environment of the Western 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.
• 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.
• K.G.2 — Utilize sources of geographic information (e.g., digital sources, maps, or photographs/images) to define and identify cultural and/or natural features.This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into natural features, such as mountains, oceans, and rivers and cultural features, such as buildings, restaurants, roads, and stores.

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.1.1 — Locate major political and physical features of South Dakota and 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.
• SSP.06 — Develop geographic awareness by: • Identifying geographic symbols on maps and globes • Understanding relationships between people, places, and resources
• 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

• 2.11D — identify symbols such as state and national birds and flowers and Uncle Sam; and
• 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
• 5.6B — describe regions in the United States based on physical characteristics such as landform, climate, and vegetation;

Utah

• 1.3.1.d — Identify the United States on a variety of maps and on a globe.

Vermont

• 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.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.9.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Describe the connections between the physical environment of a place and the economic activities found there.

Virginia

• 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.
• 2.12.c — The student will apply history and social science skills to connect geography to landmarks and historic events including, but not limited to Yellowstone National Park.
• Skill.2.i — The student will apply history and social science skills to the content by using content vocabulary to demonstrate comprehension.

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.
• G1.2.2 — Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.
• G2.2.1 — Identify some common and unique cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
• G1.3.1 — Examine and use maps and globes to understand the regions of North America in the past and present.

Washington, D.C.

• 1.19 — Locate and explain physical features on maps.
• 3.5 — Compare the physical, economic and demographic features of the District of Columbia to America’s 50 states and territories, including size and population.
• K.20 — Explain the concept of relative location using directional words.

West Virginia

• 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.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.3.19 — Compare and contrast regions of the United States in regard to plant and animal life, landforms, climate and human interactions with the environment.

Wisconsin

• SS.Geog1.b.1-2 — Identify physical and human characteristics of a place using maps, graphs, photographs, and other representations.
• 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.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.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).

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
• SS2.5.3 — 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