Modern and Historical Maps Show How Historical Events Are Shaped

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CONTENT STATEMENT

  1. Modern and historical maps and other geographic tools are used to analyze how historic events are shaped by geography.

CONTENT ELABORATION

Modern and historical maps, as well as other geographic tools can be used to analyze how historical events have been influenced by the distribution of natural resources, topography and geographic location.
These tools can be used to understand changes over time. They may be used to help illustrate sectionalism, unification or movement.

EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING

Analyze the ways in which historical events are shaped by geography using both modern and historical maps as well as other geographic tools.

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