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Tom McKee

Clustered, Linear and Dispersed Distribution

Grades: 6th Grade
Subjects: History, Social Studies

Student Instructions

View the choropleth map attached. Focus on these countries: 1. Australia 2. United States of America 3. Sudan 4. Peru 5. Tanzania Consider these countries spatial variation. Complete the cloze activity. Hint: Spatial variation means differences across a space. It is the way something changes or varies over an area on the Earth’s surface. Patterns are arrangements of features in a space (in this case economic). Types of patterns include clustered, linear and dispersed.

Teacher Notes (not visible to students)

Before having students complete activity, discuss the following website. https://www.3dgeography.co.uk/settlement-patterns

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