Land and Life in Early Civilizations
3rd Grade · Social Studies · 40 min
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Learning Objective
I can describe how the land (mountains, water, soil) changed how people lived. I can explain how Indigenous communities took care of the earth (Sustainability). I can see the difference between how people lived then and how we live now.
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A community is a place where a group of people live together, and the environment makes up a community's geography.
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Communities near forests might work in the forestry industry, while river communities use rivers to transport goods.
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Ocean communities may have harbors for ships, while valley communities often have rich soil for growing crops.
