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Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 1
Living and Working Together in Family and Community and State | 8 ) Identify land masses, bodies of water, and other physical features on maps and globes.
• Explaining the use of cardinal directions and the compass rose
• Measuring distance using nonstandard units
Example: measuring with pencils, strings, hands, feet
• Using vocabulary associated with geographical features, including river, lake, ocean, and mountain
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
| Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 2
Living and Working Together in State and Nation | 6 ) Identify states, continents, oceans, and the equator using maps, globes, and technology.
• Identifying map elements, including title, legend, compass rose, and scale
• Identifying the intermediate directions of northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest
• Recognizing technological resources such as a virtual globe, satellite images, and radar
• Locating points on a grid
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
| Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 3
Geographic and Historical Studies: People, Places, and Regions | 1 ) Locate the prime meridian, equator, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, International Date Line, and lines of latitude and longitude on maps and globes.
• Using cardinal and intermediate directions to locate on a map or globe an area in Alabama or the world (Alabama)
• Using coordinates to locate points on a grid
• Determining distance between places on a map using a scale
• Locating physical and cultural regions using labels, symbols, and legends on an Alabama or world map (Alabama)
• Describing the use of geospatial technologies
Examples: Global Positioning System (GPS), geographic information system (GIS)
• Interpreting information on thematic maps
Examples: population, vegetation, climate, growing season, irrigation
• Using vocabulary associated with maps and globes, including megalopolis, landlocked, border, and elevation
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
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