Arkansas State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 2

AR.G. Geography

G.1. Physical and Spatial: Students shall develop an understanding of the physical and spatial characteristics and applications of geography.

G.1.2.1. Location, Place, and Region: Define relative location. 2
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G.1.2.2. Location, Place, and Region: Locate the county in which the student lives on an Arkansas map. 4
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G.1.2.3. Location, Place, and Region: Locate the capital of Arkansas. 4
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G.1.2.4. Location, Place, and Region: Identify and locate countries bordering the United States. 6
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G.1.2.5. Location, Place, and Region: Locate and define the North and South Poles and the Equator on a map of globe. 6
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G.1.2.6. Location, Place, and Region: Locate the seven continents using a map or globe. 20
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G.1.2.7. Location, Place, and Region: Name and locate the four major oceans. 8
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G.1.2.8. Location, Place, and Region: Describe how climate changes with the seasons. 99
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G.1.2.9. Map and Globe Skills: Distinguish between different types of maps: physical, political, and historical. 8
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G.1.2.10. Map and Globe Skills: Understand the purpose of map components: title, compass rose, key/legend, and map scale. 8
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G.1.2.11. Map and Globe Skills: Describe the relative locations of places using cardinal directions (e.g., Arkansas is south of Missouri). 9
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G.1.2.12. Map and Globe Skills: Identify and locate physical features on maps and globes: rivers, lakes, oceans, mountains, islands, desert, and coast. 8
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G.1.2.13. Map and Globe Skills: Construct maps of a familiar place (e.g. classroom, bedroom, fictional place) that includes the following: title, compass rose, and legend/key. 7
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G.2. Culture and Diversity: Students shall develop an understanding of how cultures around the world develop and change.

G.2.2.1. Culture and Diversity: Compare customs of another culture to one's own. 13
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G.2.2.2. Culture and Diversity: Compare the lifestyle, dress, and occupations of Arkansans to those of people in other parts of the world. 173
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G.2.2.3. Culture and Diversity: Compare and contrast how people in rural and urban areas live and work. 21
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G.3. Interaction of People and the Environment: Students shall develop an understanding of the interactions between people and their environment.

G.3.2.1. Movement: Identify the various types of transportation and communication links between communities. 57
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G.3.2.2. Human Environment Interaction: Explore the roles of responsible citizens in preserving the environment: recycling, planting trees, and conserving energy. 51
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G.3.2.3. Human Environment Interaction: Examine ways in which people affect the physical environment. 65
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AR.C. Civics

C.4. Government: Students shall develop an understanding of the forms and roles of government.

C.4.2.1. Forms and Roles of Government: Explain the basic purposes of government at the local level. 5
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C.4.2.2. Forms and Roles of Government: Identify various people and groups who make, apply, and enforce rules and laws for others. 17
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C.4.2.3. Forms and Roles of Government: Identify local government officials (e.g., mayor, city manager, county judge, sheriff). 5
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C.4.2.4. Forms and Roles of Government: Define democracy. 1
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C.5. Citizenship: Students shall develop an understanding of how to participate, develop, and use the skills necessary for effective citizenship.

C.5.2.1. Roots of Democracy: Understand the significance of national symbols (e.g., National Anthem, Liberty Bell, Pledge of Allegiance, American Flag, Statue of Liberty, United States Constitution). 15
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C.5.2.2. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens: Examine the rights and responsibilities that citizens have in a community (e.g., obey laws, voting in elections). 29
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C.5.2.3. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens: Explain the voter's role in the democratic process. 7
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C.5.2.4. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens: Identify rules of etiquette for the American flag. 7
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AR.H. History

H.6. History: Students shall analyze significant ideas, events, and people in world, national, state, and local history and how they affect change over time.

H.6.2.1. Regionalism/ Nationalism: Explain the purpose in celebrating national holidays: Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Columbus Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day, Independence Day, and Constitution Day . 23
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H.6.2.2. Regionalism/ Nationalism: Identify state symbols of Arkansas: gem, mineral, rock, mammal, and anthem. 4
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H.6.2.3. Regionalism and Nationalism: Discuss historical people of Arkansas (e.g., Bill Clinton, Daisy Bates, Sequoyah). 4
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H.6.2.4. Conflict and Consensus: Define conflict. 11
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H.6.2.5. Continuity and Change: Determine the data to be included on a personal timeline. 4
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H.6.2.6. Continuity and Change: Determine how photos and documents are used to gather information about the past. 40
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H.6.2.7. Continuity and Change: Define technology and list examples. 5
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H.6.2.8. Continuity and Change: Describe the ways in which communities have changed over time. 17
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H.6.2.9. Continuity and Change: Identify reasons Pilgrims came to the New World: religious freedom and political freedom. 9
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H.6.2.10. Continuity and Change: Discuss the characteristics of a colony. 11
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H.6.2.11. Continuity and Change: Recognize American Indian tribes of Arkansas: Osage, Quapaw, and Caddo. 10
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H.6.2.12. Continuity and Change: Compare past and present means of transportation and communication in Arkansas. 102
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H.6.2.13. Movement: Identify areas settled as a result of Christopher Columbus' voyages to America. 2
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H.6.2.14. Movement: Identify Ferdinand and Isabella and their purpose in supporting Columbus: gold, silk, and spices. 2
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H.6.2.15. Cultural Diversity and Uniformity: Understand the significance of the Thanksgiving feast to the relationship between the American Indians and the Pilgrims. 4
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AR.E. Economics

E.7. Choices: Students shall analyze the costs and benefits of making economic choices.

E.7.2.1. Costs and Benefits: Describe an event or situation in daily life in which a trade off is made. 2
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E.7.2.2. Costs and Benefits: Discuss that because of scarcity people must make choices and incur opportunity costs. 2
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E.7.2.3. Costs and Benefits: Discuss making choices based on incentives/rewards

E.8. Resources: Students shall evaluate the use and allocation of human, natural, and capital resources.

E.8.2.1. Factors of Production: Distinguish between consumers and producers in a local community. 12
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E.8.2.2. Factors of Production: Research the skills and education needed for specific jobs. 21
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E.8.2.3. Factors of Production: Discuss the availability of natural resources. 29
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E.8.2.4. Factors of Production: Give examples of capital resources. 8
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E.9. Markets: Students shall analyze the exchange of goods and services and the roles of governments, businesses, and individuals in the market place.

E.9.2.1. Financial Markets: Identify items that have been used as currency (e.g., shells, beads, pelts). 6
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E.9.2.2. Financial Markets: Understand that the use of money facilitates exchange. 28
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E.9.2.3. Financial Markets: Discuss a variety of services that financial institutions provide. 5
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E.9.2.4. Goods and Services: Classify productive resources into the following categories: natural resources, human resources, and capital resources. 69
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E.9.2.5. Goods and Services: Investigate goods and services provided by markets in the local community. 13
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E.9.2.6. Goods and Services: Identify exchanges made: monetary and barter. 26
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E.9.2.7. Goods and Services: Define specialization and interdependence 12
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