Land Use Lesson 3 : Classifying Land Use

Created Feb. 5, 2024 by Michigan Geographic Alliance

Students will be able to:

1. Describe the major land uses in Michigan.

2. Convert the data in a table to a measuring stick for comparing land uses.

3. Describe the patterns of major land uses in Michigan.

4. Describe land ownership in Michigan and its significance.

Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations

• Generate questions about the world based on observation. S.IP.04.11; S.IP.04.12

• Describe major features of the earth’s surface. SS 4–G1.0.5; SS 4–G2.0.2

• Describe the location, use, and importance of different kinds of resources and explain how they are created and the consequences of their use. SS 4–H3.0.3; SS 4–E2.0.1

• Organize social science information to make maps, graphs, and tables. SS 4–G1.0.3

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