AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUBJECT/COURSE: World Cultures
IPG: First Six Weeks
GRADE LEVEL: 6
MAJOR CONCEPT #1: Location and Place
Overarching Factors of location and space influence where and how people live.
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How do people living in certain locations and places adapt to their physical environment?
How do people use maps to find locations and places?
What geographic factors influence the locations and places where people settle?
MAJOR CONCEPT #2: Culture
Overarching Culture is a combination of many factors such as religion, housing, jobs, language, customs, etc.
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How does a culture provide a complete picture of a group of people?
How do customs, religion, housing, jobs, and language shape a culture?
MAJOR CONCEPT #3: Government
Overarching Government is different in societies past and present.
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How have societies, both past and present, developed their government?
What causes differences and similarities between governments?
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AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUBJECT/COURSE: World Cultures
IPG: First Six Weeks
GRADE LEVEL: 6
MAJOR CONCEPT #4: Needs and Wants
Overarching Economic systems address needs and wants in different ways around the world.
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How are varied economies similar and different with respect to how they address the needs and wants
of individuals?
 How are wants and needs different?
 What role do needs and wants play in developing an economic system that addresses the needs of a
community?
 How do supply and demand and needs and wants influence the price and availability of products in
economic systems?
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