Eighth+Grade+Social+Studies+Standards

= __SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS FOR 8TH GRADE__ =

__ Geography/Civics/Economics __
1. Uses maps, globes, charts, graphs, and atlases. 2. Knows the physical and human characteristics of regions. 3. Identifies the types of human migration and its effect on places. 4. Identifies factors that influence the location and distribution of economic activities. 5.  Describes ways humans depend upon, adapt to and affect the physical environment.

__History/Civics/Economics__
1. Studies United States history pre-colonial to 1865. 2. Uses chronology to examine and explain historical events. 3. Interprets historical data. 4. Uses historical inquiry 5. Describes the history, interactions and contributions of various peoples and cultures. 6.  Describes the impact of scientific and technological developments on the development of the United States. 7.  Understands how economic factors have influenced historical events. 8. Explains how rights have been acquired, used, and lost throughout history. 9 .     Explains the basic ideas set forth in the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Right   s.