What Causes People and Products Move in the Western Hemisphere

CONTENT STATEMENT

9. Political, environmental, social and economic factors cause people, products and ideas to move from place to place in the Western Hemisphere and results in diversity.

CONTENT ELABORATION

People, products, and ideas move from place to place in the Western Hemisphere for political, environmental, social, and economic reasons.

Political factors include changes in political leadership and citizen rights.

Environmental factors include climate and natural disasters.

Social factors include:

• discrimination;
• intolerance; and
• religious freedom.

Economic factors include:

• the availability of resources;
• changes in trade patterns; and
• employment opportunities.

Sixth-grade students build on an understanding of these factors to consider the impact of cultural diffusion in the Eastern Hemisphere.

EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING

Explain political, environmental, social, and economic factors that cause the movement of people, products, and ideas in the Western Hemisphere.