Nomads: Where Boundaries Move
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In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore nomads—people who live where the environment does not always allow for sufficient agricultural production. Students discuss how, in some cultures, people rely on animal herds for their food, clothing, housing, and trade.
Students will:
- define the terms pastoralism and nomadic;
- explain what environmental factors lead people to maintain a pastoralist lifestyle;
- identify how pastoralists rely on herds to be self-sufficient;
- examine the physical features of Mongolia, Tibet, and Iran; and
- use standard writing conventions in describing the life of a pastoralist.
Xpeditions provides links to necessary web resources, detailed instructions for completing the lesson, and suggestions for assessment and extension activities.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 3
- Goal 4: The learner will explain geographic concepts and the relationship between people and geography in real life situations.
- Objective 4.03: Use geographic terminology to describe and explain variations in the physical environment as communities.
- Objective 4.04: Compare how people in different communities adapt to or modify the physical environment to meet their needs.
- Goal 5: The learner will apply basic economic principles to the study of communities.
- Objective 5.01: Define and identify examples of scarcity.
- Objective 5.02: Explain the impact of scarcity on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
- Objective 5.05: Distinguish and analyze the economic resources within communities.
