TEKS: Chapter 113. Social Studies See All Teacher Resources

113.20.b.11

(11) Geography. The student understands the physical characteristics of North America and how humans adapted to and modified the environment through the mid-19th century. The student is expected to:

• (A) analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries;
• (B) describe the positive and negative consequences of human modification of the physical environment of the United States; and
• (C) describe how different immigrant groups interacted with the environment in the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.