SS4G2

The student will describe how physical systems affect human systems a) Explain why each of the Native American groups (SS4H1a) occupied the areas they did, with emphasis on why some developed permanent villages and others did not b) Describe how the early explorers (SS4H2a) adapted, or failed to adapt, to the various physical environments in which they traveled c) Explain how the physical geography of the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies helped determine economic activities practiced therein d) Explain how each force (American and British) attempted to use the physical geography of each battle site to its benefit (SS4H4c)e) Describe physical barriers that hindered and physical gateways that benefited territorial expansion from 1801 to 1861 (SS4H6a).