Oklahoma Social Studies 6.C.6.4
The Standard
- 6.C.6
- Analyze economic systems of the world and how they impact the development of a nation and region.
Identify and compare the characteristics of developed and developing countries by analyzing data (e.g., literacy rate, life expectancy, per capita income, and infant mortality) used by geographers to measure development.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 6.C.6
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students compare country data on literacy, health, and income. They use more than one figure to explain differences in development, including mixed results.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can use exact figures to explain why one country appears more developed than another. They know that lower infant mortality points to better health and that an average income does not describe every person.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think a higher infant mortality rate means better health. They may treat income per person as what everyone earns or assume one number tells the whole story.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Country A has 95% literacy, an 80-year life expectancy, $40,000 annual income per person, and 5 infant deaths per 1,000 births. Country B has 70%, 65 years, $6,000, and 35. Which appears more developed? Use two figures to explain.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs printed country data cards and sticky notes; students mark which country leads on each measure, then flag any mixed results.
Ask, 'Can a country have high income but poor health outcomes?' Have students cite two figures from the cards in a three-sentence response.
Play a data-match game: students pair indicator cards with claims about living conditions, then check a partner's matches.
Post a printed World Bank chart comparing two countries; students write one conclusion supported by two values and one question the chart cannot answer.
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