6 – G2.2.5

Examples may include but are not limited to: how physical features, including mountains, rivers, coasts, deserts, and natural resources, as well as human factors such as political boundaries and accessibility, can affect community size and location. Additional examples might include how groups of people with different levels of economic or political power might choose or be restricted to different locations.

Describe pastoralism and explain how the climate and geography of Central Asia were linked to the rise of pastoral societies on the steppes.

Describe pastoralism and explain how the climate and geography of Central Asia were linked to the rise of pastoral societies on the steppes.

Describe the effects that a change in the physical environment could have on human activities and the choices people would have to make in adjusting to the change (e.g., drought in Africa, pollution from volcanic eruptions in Indonesia, earthquakes in Turkey, and flooding in Bangladesh).

Identify ecosystems of a continent and explain why some provide greater opportunities (fertile soil, precipitation) for humans to use than do other ecosystems and how that changes with technology (e.g., China’s humid east and arid west and the effects of irrigation technology).

agriculture, including changes in productivity, technology, supply and demand, and price