| Code |
Description |
| SS.6.G.1.1: | Use latitude and longitude coordinates to understand the relationship between people and places on the Earth. |
| SS.6.G.1.2: | Analyze the purposes of map projections (political, physical, special purpose) and explain the applications of various types of maps.
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| SS.6.G.1.3: | Identify natural wonders of the ancient world. |
| SS.6.G.1.4: | Utilize tools geographers use to study the world. |
| SS.6.G.1.5: | Use scale, cardinal, and intermediate directions, and estimation of distances between places on current and ancient maps of the world. |
| SS.6.G.1.6: | Use a map to identify major bodies of water of the world, and explain ways they have impacted the development of civilizations. |
| SS.6.G.1.7: | Use maps to identify characteristics and boundaries of ancient civilizations that have shaped the world today. |
This cluster includes the following access points.
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| SS.6.G.1.AP.1: | Select the correct latitude and longitude coordinates of a designated item on a map grid. |
| SS.6.G.1.AP.2: | Identify the purposes of different types of maps, such as political, physical, or special purpose. |
| SS.6.G.1.AP.3: | Identify various types of landforms such as the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, Himalayas, and Gobi Desert. |
| SS.6.G.1.AP.4: | Identify and use tools of geography, such as maps, globes, satellite images, and charts. |
| SS.6.G.1.AP.5: | Use scale conversions and cardinal directions to identify distance and direction between two identified locations on a map or grid. |
| SS.6.G.1.AP.6: | Identify types of major bodies of water in the world, and recognize ways they have impacted agriculture, trade, and exploration. |
| SS.6.G.1.AP.7: | Use maps to identify landforms and boundaries of ancient civilizations that still shape the world today. |
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