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SS7
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Students will describe how common geographic tools are used to
organize and interpret information about people.
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This may seem obvious, but we’re limited
by the physical world around us. You can
walk in any direction, but if you run into a
mountain range or river, you’re out of luck
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In that case, you might rethink your
options. That’s a basic example of a much
larger theme in history: people take
geography into account when they’re
making decisions. They don’t just plant
their flags anywhere.
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Geography has always had a big impact
on settlements and strategy. In the past,
rivers and mountains have kept people
safe from raiding armies.
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In the early days of civilization, most
people settled next to water because they
wanted to be close to the resources they
needed every day.
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You can see these influences on human
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geographer’s most basic tool: a map.
Question A
Stem: Why was knowledge of the landscape important to our early ancestors?
Answer Choices:
A. They didn’t feel comfortable settling unknown areas.
B. They wanted to settle close to essential resources.
C. They needed to avoid other animals as much as possible.
Correct Response (B)
Incorrect Response (other responses)
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Yes, our ancestors all chose to live near
water – after all, they needed water to
survive.
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When you look at maps with our most
basic human needs in mind, you can see
how geography informed our earliest
choices as a species.
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Even when you’re thinking about more
recent history, you can still use maps to
learn how people organize themselves
into communities.
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For example, look at this map. Notice how
the majority of the cities are beside the
river. The geography of the area
determines where it is possible to live.
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Question B
Stem: How does geography affect where people live?
Answer Choices:
A: People must live where essential resources are available.
B: Geography does not affect where people live.
C: People have the ability to live anywhere, without taking geography into account.
D: People are nomads and do not live in any one place for an extended period of time.
Correct Response (A)
Incorrect Response (other responses)
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Most decisions about community-building
boil down to survival. If you have the
basics of your life taken care of, you can
prosper.
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Maps aren’t the only geographic tools that
help us figure out how people live;
longitude and latitude help, too.
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Lines of longitude wrap around the globe
and run north to south.
Lines of latitude start at the equator –
which is 0 degrees – and increase in
degree as they get closer to the poles.
The higher the degree of latitude, the
colder the climate becomes.
In the early days of civilization, most
people lived in lower degrees of latitude,
and that’s also true today. As this map
shows, the most densely populated places
on Earth are far from the poles.
Question C
Stem: Why would people choose to live in the lower latitudes?
Answer Choices:
A: The climate is warmer in the lower latitudes.
B: We didn’t settle the higher latitudes until recently.
C: They naturally have more resources.
D: People do not like to move from their homelands.
Correct Response (A)
Incorrect Response (other responses)
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Of course, there’s more to human
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ourselves relative to the equator. Elevation
plays a big part too.
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Some people live at higher elevations, on
the tops of hills and mountains. The air is
thinner, the temperatures are colder, and
some plants and animals can’t thrive.
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But most people don’t live at a high
elevation. When you look at a physical
map, you can see the difference between
high and low-lying areas, and so you can
tell where people might prefer to live.
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Take a look at this map of Chile, a nation
famous for its mountains. If you look at
where its towns and cities are located,
you’ll see that low elevation is where
people prefer to stay.
Question D
Stem: Why do people prefer to live at lower elevations?
Answer Choices:
A: There are fewer dangerous animals.
B: Climate conditions are more comfortable.
C: Water is easier to find.
Correct Response (B)
Incorrect Response (other responses)
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Why would settlers choose a location near
water? The answer is simple: we need
water to survive and thrive.
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Without water, we can’t drink, wash, or
nourish our crops and animals. Maps that
show off a region’s water sources tell us a
lot about what people would do in that
region.
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Water also makes it easier to get around:
boats are faster and more efficient than
wagons or even cars. So, maps of rivers
and coastlines reveal human connections,
too.
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Basically, physical maps are also maps of
a region’s available resources, and as a
species, we tend to follow resources
wherever they are.
Question E
Stem: How does geography affect human decision-making?
Answer Choices:
A. It helps us use water more efficiently.
B. It’s related to resources and survival.
C. Geographers are better at tapping into resources.
D. It impacts business decisions.
Correct Response (B)
Incorrect Response (other responses)
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To sum up the connections we’re trying to
make between geography and human
decisions, you need to think about our
basic needs and how our surroundings
fulfill them.
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For one, we take our food and shelter from
the environment, so warm, open fields are
naturally more appealing than cold, rocky
cliffs.
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Humanity’s relationship with geography is
a question of survival: where will our next
meal come from? You might be able to
answer that question by looking at the
physical features of a region on a map.
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Whenever we ask questions like, “Why do
we choose to live in some places and not
others?” the answer is usually found in
geography and maps.
Question F
Stem: How has geography affected how people chose settlements in the past?
Answer Choices:
A: People chose places that suited their personality.
B: People tended to settle where others have settled.
C: People chose places with the resources they needed to survive.
Correct Response (c.)
Incorrect Response (other responses)
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Let’s review: why do people choose to live
in lower latitudes, near the coast? Why are
beaches and low plains more appealing
than northern mountains?
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One answer is that they’re warmer. The
higher the latitude and elevation, the
colder the temperature gets.
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The other answer is that those regions
provide easier access to water and its two
big advantages: drinks and transportation.
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This map of the world shows what the
clouds and weather look like at any given
moment – can you see why the areas
around the equator are more appealing
than those closer to the poles?
Question G
Stem: Which geographic tools help us identify better climates for settling down?
Answer Choices:
A: Color-coded environmental zones.
B: Lines of latitude.
C: Lines of longitude.
Correct Response (C)
Incorrect Response (other responses)
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Living at a higher elevation affects how
people live their lives and the cultures they
develop.
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Some people were okay with it. The Incas
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mountainsides without any help from cattle
or other strong animals.
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In the Himalayas of Asia, too, people have
adapted to the thin air and dry soil near
the world’s highest mountains.
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You can see differences in elevation on
physical maps, like this map of California.
Based on what you know, can you tell
where most human communities would be
found?
Question H
Stem: What can you say about a high-latitude, high-elevation region on a map?
Answer Choices:
A: It’s unfit for human habitation.
B: It would probably be rich in resources.
C: It would probably be cold and uncomfortable for humans.
Correct Response (C)
Incorrect Response (other responses)
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