Michigan Curriculum Framework: Social Studies

II. Geographic Perspective

Content Standard 1: Later Elementary
All students will describe, compare, and explain the locations and characteristics of places, cultures, and settlements. (People, Places and Cultures)

Benchmarks

1. Locate and describe cultures and compare the similarities and differences among the roles of women, men, and families.

2. Locate and describe diverse kinds of communities and
explain the reasons for their characteristics and locations.

3. Locate and describe the major places, cultures, and communities of the nation and compare their characteristics.

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