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Goals:: 2. GEOGRAPHY
Standards:
1. differentiate between state and national boundaries.
2. define regions as categorized by geographic location.
3. use appropriate maps for a specific purpose, including elevation, land use-resource, road maps and mileage tables, time zones, and migration/movement patterns.
4. recognize that longitude and latitude constitute a map grid used in absolute locations.
5. locate major South Dakota geographical features, such as the Missouri River; the Black Hills and Badlands; and the capital (Pierre) and the following cities: Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Huron, and Yankton.
6. evaluate the impact geography has on the inhabitants of South Dakota such as location of cities, transportation, industries, agricultural products, and culture.