Oklahoma Social Studies 4.C.4.2.C
The Standard
- 4.C.4
- Examine the United States of America’s economic system and its economic activities which support human development.
- 4.C.4.2
- Describe how economic activities impact the nation’s economy.
Describe the relative location and importance of natural resources which support human development in each region (e.g., Mid-Continent oilfield, Appalachian and Rocky Mountain coal basins, Ogallala Aquifer, Imperial Valley, Outer Banks).
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 4.C.4.2
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students locate resource areas on a U.S. map and describe where they are compared with familiar landmarks. They explain how oil, coal, groundwater, farmland, and coastal waters support jobs and communities.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student places the Ogallala Aquifer beneath the Great Plains and the Outer Banks on North Carolina’s Atlantic coast. They explain how groundwater supports farms and coastal waters support fishing. They can also tell eastern Appalachian coal from western Rocky Mountain coal.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may draw the Ogallala Aquifer as a surface lake or place the Outer Banks inland. They may think the Imperial Valley gets enough rain for farming, rather than relying on Colorado River irrigation.
How to Assess It
- Give students a blank U.S. map. Have them mark the Ogallala Aquifer and Outer Banks, then write one location clue and one way each supports people.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a blank U.S. map, six place cards, and colored resource symbols to place at each site.
Ask: Why do farms grow crops in the dry Imperial Valley? Have students write two sentences using a Colorado River map.
Play map match: students pair place cards with resource cards, then say whether each place lies east or west of the Mississippi River.
Show an Outer Banks fishing photo and ask which workers move the catch from boat to grocery store.
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