Oklahoma Social Studies 7.C.8.3
The Standard
- 7.C.8
- Analyze the physical and human characteristics of regions which create uniqueness and influence people’s perceptions of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Explain patterns of global interdependence, including the impact of changing technology on trade routes, dependence on resources, use of low-cost labor, and the outsourcing of technological and manufacturing jobs to developing regions.
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · 7.C.8
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students trace how materials, products, and jobs move between countries. They explain how shipping and communication technology change trade routes, and why companies seek resources or lower labor costs abroad.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can map a phone's path from raw materials to parts, assembly, and sale. They can explain why a company might move factory or coding jobs abroad and how ships and online tools support that work.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think every part of a product comes from the country on its label. Some assume companies move jobs only to pay lower wages. Others think coding jobs cannot move abroad.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: A U.S. phone company buys cobalt from Congo and hires factory workers and coders in Vietnam. Explain why it makes these choices, then name one technology that helps coordinate or ship its phones.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups a world map, yarn, and cards for cobalt, chips, assembly, and buyers; have them connect and label a phone's supply chain.
Ask students to write: Why might a company move phone assembly abroad but keep design work nearby? Give two reasons.
Hand teams container ship, cargo plane, and video call cards; have them match each to goods or jobs and explain what changes.
Have students check a sneaker label, map its trip to a local store, and list how wages and shipping costs might affect production.
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- 4.C.4.3
Describe the patterns and networks of economic interdependence among regions and the world.
- MWH.C.7.7.C
Describe the challenges and impact of trade and increasing economic interdependence on modern economies.
- 6.P.2.4.C
Explain how technology and trade impact standard of living and economic interdependence, using historical or contemporary examples.
- 6.C.7.4.B
Explain economic interdependence as it relates to the outsourcing of jobs to developing regions.
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