GRADE 6 SOCIAL STUDIES · CHAPTER 2
History, sources & inquiry
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World history
Explain geography in early river settlements
Use supplied settlement evidence to explain benefits and difficulties of river environments without treating geography as a single complete cause.
World history
Read evidence about long-distance trade networks
Distinguish evidence of goods moving, ideas spreading and limits of a trade-network source.
AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER
A settlement diverts river water through channels to crop fields. Which benefit is directly described?
Show answer & explanation
irrigation water
The channels bring water to cultivated land.
Curriculum & source notes
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