3-1.2
Standard 3-1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of places and regions and
the role of human systems in South Carolina.
3-1.2 Interpret thematic maps of South Carolina places and regions that show how and where people live, work, and use land and transportation. (G, P, E)
It Is Essential For Students To Know
- Students should know how to interpret information from a thematic map. This includes making inferences about map content that includes population distribution, land use, and highway and interstate systems in South Carolina.
- Students should know how to use map elements such as legend, orientation, grid, and scale to help interpret a map.
- Students should be exposed to a variety of maps that use different symbols to represent information such as dot density maps and choropleth maps. A choropleth map uses color or shading to show data. For example election maps show red states and blue states as Republican and Democrat.
- Students should use maps to understand the relationship of major South Carolina industries to geography, such as tourism being located predominantly on the Atlantic coast.
- Students should be familiar with interpreting thematic historical maps representing the various time periods in South Carolina history so that students understand that where people live, work, and how they use land and transportation changes over time. This element of indicator 3-1.2 may be incorporated intoc later 3rd grade standards and indicators related to South Carolina history.
It Is Not Essential For Students To Know
- Students do not need to know how to create their own thematic maps.
3-1.2 Links To Information For Teachers