Arkansas State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 4

AR.G. Geography

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

G.1.4.1. Location, Place, and Region: Discuss the difference between relative and absolute location. 13
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G.1.4.2. Location, Place, and Region: Locate and describe physical characteristics of the six natural regions of Arkansas: Arkansas River Valley, Crowley's Ridge, Mississippi Alluvial Plain, Ozark Mountains (plateau), West Gulf Coastal Plain, and Ouachita Mountain 3
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G.1.4.3. Location, Place, and Region: Locate each of the five regions of the United States and describe each region's major physical features: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest West, and West. 15
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G.1.4.4. Location, Place, and Region: Determine absolute locations (latitude and longitude) of places studied using a grid map. 10
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G.1.4.5. Location, Place, and Region: Locate several countries in each of the four hemispheres. 13
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G.1.4.6. Location, Place, and Region: Explain the difference between a continent and a country. 14
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G.1.4.7. Location, Place, and Region: Locate major mountain ranges in the United States: Appalachian and Rocky. 11
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G.1.4.8. Location, Place, and Region: Locate major mountain ranges in the world: Andes, Alps, Himalayas, and Rocky. 26
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G.1.4.9. Location, Place, and Region: Locate major rivers in the United States: Mississippi, Ohio, Arkansas, Hudson, Missouri, and Colorado. 4
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G.1.4.10. Location, Place, and Region: Locate major rivers in the world: Nile, Amazon, Mississippi, Yangtze, Ganges, Volga, and Rhine. 14
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G.1.4.11. Location, Place, and Region: Explore weather changes in various regions. 20
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G.1.4.12. Map and Globe Skills: Explain the purpose of historical and political maps. 21
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G.1.4.13. Map and Globe Skills: Utilize the map legend/key to interpret historical and political maps. 11
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G.1.4.14. Map and Globe Skills: Interpret a map using cardinal and intermediate directions, map scales, legends, and titles to locate places on contemporary maps. 16
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G.1.4.15. Map and Globe Skills: Identify and label political map features: boundaries, capitols, and cities. 24
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G.1.4.16. Map and Globe Skills: Create a political map that includes the following: title, compass rose, and legend/key. 13
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G.2. Culture and Diversity: Students shall develop an understanding of how cultures around the world develop and change.

G.2.4.1. Culture and Diversity: Research elements of culture in a community, state, or nation (e.g., food, clothing, housing, language, sports/ recreation, customs, traditions, art, music, religion). 16
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G.2.4.2. Culture and Diversity: Describe the cultural characteristics of diverse populations in the United States. 3
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G.2.4.3. Culture and Diversity: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of life in a suburban area. 9
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G.2.4.4. Culture and Diversity: Compare and contrast the human characteristics of early settlements and contemporary communities in the five regions of the United States. 9
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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.3.4.1. Movement: Examine different types of transportation and communication links between communities in Arkansas. 46
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G.3.4.2. Movement: Discuss the reasons for human settlement patterns (e.g. jobs, climate, family). 27
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G.3.4.3. Movement: Explain how communities share ideas and information with each other. 14
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G.3.4.4. Human Environment Interaction: Explain how people are influenced by, adapt to, and alter the environment (e.g., agriculture, housing, occupation, industry, transportation, communication, acid rain, global warming, ozone depletion). 71
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G.3.4.5. Human Environment Interaction: Describe the social impact of extreme natural events on human and physical environments (e.g., fires, volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornados, tsunamis). 26
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G.3.4.6. Human Environment Interaction: Research ways in which the school and community can improve the physical environment by practicing conservation. 12
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AR.C. Civics

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

C.4.4.1. Forms and Roles of Government: Compare and contrast the purpose and function of government at the local, state, and federal levels. 8
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C.4.4.2. Forms and Roles of Government: Compare responsibilities of local, state, and federal government officials. 7
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C.4.4.3. Forms and Roles of Government: Identify the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. 5
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C.4.4.4. Forms and Roles of Government: Describe how United States citizens apply fundamental principles of democracy (e.g., people rule themselves, power of government limited by law, people exercise their authority directly through voting and indirectly through 4
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C.4.4.5. Forms and Roles of Government: Recognize that there are different forms of government throughout the world. 28
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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.5.4.1. Roots of Democracy: Identify and explain the role of the Founding Fathers in writing the founding documents: Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. 33
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C.5.4.2. Roots of Democracy: Identify and explain the purpose of the founding documents: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and United States Constitution. 12
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C.5.4.4. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens: Examine characteristics needed for active citizenship. 11
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C.5.4.5. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens: Analyze components of the election process: candidacy, primary, and general. 8
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C.5.4.6. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens: Demonstrate the proper flag 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.6.4.1. Regionalism/ Nationalism: Discuss the meaning of the state motto of Arkansas. 4
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H.6.4.2. Regionalism/ Nationalism: Examine the history of the State Seal of Arkansas and its components. 4
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H.6.4.3. Regionalism and Nationalism: Examine historical settlements in Arkansas: Arkansas Post, Old Washington, and Fort Smith. 4
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H.6.4.4. Conflict and Consensus: Name the major causes of the American Revolutionary War: taxation, distance, and lack of communication. 15
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H.6.4.5. Conflict and Consensus: Identify George Washington as the lead general in the Revolutionary War. 6
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H.6.4.6. Conflict and Consensus: Identify events that led to Arkansas' involvement in the Civil War: excise taxes, state's rights, and slavery. 7
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H.6.4.7. Conflict and Consensus: Identify major historical events that occurred during the 20th century (e.g., World War I, Great Depression, World War II, Space Exploration, Civil Rights). 23
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H.6.4.8. Conflict and Consensus: Discuss how differences between people lead to conflict (e.g., social, political, economic). 12
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H.6.4.9. Continuity and Change: Evaluate data presented on a timeline of Arkansas history. 4
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H.6.4.10. Continuity and Change: Examine artifacts relating to events in Arkansas history. 4
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H.6.4.11. Continuity and Change: Discuss advances in technology (e.g., communications, space travel, medical). 9
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H.6.4.12. Continuity and Change: Analyze changes in Arkansas from past to present. 4
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H.6.4.13. Continuity and Change: Understand the transition of the thirteen colonies into thirteen separate states. 7
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H.6.4.14. Continuity and Change: Identify and describe the Arkansas Indian Tribes: Osage, Quapaw, and Caddo. 5
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H.6.4.15. Continuity and Change: Identify the reasons for the decline of the native populations of Arkansas (e.g., influenza, small pox, competition for land). 7
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H.6.4.16. Continuity and Change: Describe how new forms of transportation and communication impacted the Westward Expansion of the United States (e.g., pony express, railroads, telegraphs). 3
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H.6.4.17. Movement: Identify areas in Arkansas that were explored by the following: Hernando Desoto, La Salle/De Tonti, Marquette, and Joliet. 37
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H.6.4.18. Movement: Identify European nations that claimed authority over territorial Arkansas: France and Spain. 38
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H.6.4.19. Movement: Discuss the causes and effects of Westward Expansion (e.g., economic opportunity, resources, forced removal, unclaimed lands, religion). 19
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H.6.4.20. Movement: Compare the area of the United States before and after the Louisiana Purchase. 21
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H.6.4.21. Movement: Identify the following individuals and their roles in the Louisiana Purchase: Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon, Lewis and Clark, and Sacagawea. 34
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H.6.4.22. Cultural Diversity and Uniformity: Discuss similarities and differences among the American Indians and Pilgrims: housing, clothing, foods, traditions, and tools. 19
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AR.E. Economics

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

E.7.4.1. Costs and Benefits: Evaluate the priority of economic wants and consequences of the opportunity cost. 1
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E.7.4.2. Costs and Benefits: Analyze how scarcity caused early exploration (e.g., gold, spices, silk). 67
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E.7.4.3. Costs and Benefits: Recognize and use the decision making model to make an economic decision: state the problem, list the alternatives, state the criteria, evaluate the criteria, and make a decision. 2
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E.8. Resources: Students shall evaluate the use and allocation of human, natural, and capital resources.

E.8.4.1. Factors of Production: Discuss productivity. 21
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E.8.4.2. Factors of Production: Compare the increase in productivity when improved human capital is available. 5
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E.8.4.3. Factors of Production: Examine the impact of scarcity of natural resources on production decisions. 15
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E.8.4.4. Factors of Production: Analyze how capital resources are used to produce goods and services. 17
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E.8.4.5. Factors of Production: Identify Arkansas entrepreneurs. 4
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E.8.4.6. Factors of Production: Describe how profit is an incentive for entrepreneurship. 25
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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.9.4.1. Financial Markets: Discuss the characteristics of money: portability, divisibility, durability, and uniformity. 12
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E.9.4.2. Financial Markets: Describe the reasons for saving money in a financial institution: interest and safety. 11
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E.9.4.3. Goods and Services: Research the productive resources that go into the production of a product. 17
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E.9.4.4. Goods and Services: Research public goods and services that are provided by taxes. 4
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E.9.4.5. Goods and Services: Explain why countries trade.

E.9.4.6. Goods and Services: Explain the benefits of specialization and interdependence. 19
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E.9.4.7. Goods and Services: Discuss the effect of supply and demand in a community. 2
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E.9.4.8. Goods and Services: Define inflation. 31
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E.9.4.9. Global Markets: Identify imported and exported goods. 3
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E.9.4.10. Global Markets: List exported goods associated with Arkansas (e.g., rice, chicken, auto parts). 5
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E.9.4.11. Global Markets: Explain how foreign trade affects daily life 9
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