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6-8 Grades: Social Studies Benchmarks for Economics
A. Explain how the endowment and development of
productive resources affect economic decisions and global interactions.
B. Explain why trade occurs and how historical patterns of
trade have contributed to global interdependence.
C. Identify connections between government policies and the economy.
Economics (Scarcity and Resource Allocation)
7th Grade:
1. Compare the endowment of productive resources in world regions
and explain how this endowment contributed to specialization, trade, and
interdependence in ancient times.
Economics (Markets)
7th Grade:
2. Describe the growth of cities and the establishment of trade
routes in Asia, Africa, and Europe; the products and inventions that
traveled along these routes (e.g., spices, textiles, paper, precious
metals, and new crops); and the role of merchants.
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