Westward Expansion Reflection
Name:
Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences.
Period:
1. Describe three examples of how geography affected where and why people chose to settle during the 1800’s?
(Why did people settle in one place and not another place?)
GEOGRAPHY 3.3.1 - Understands that learning about the geography of the United States helps explain global issues related to diversity.
4
I can analyze and give
three or more examples
of how geography affected
where and why people chose
to settle in the 1800s.
3
I can analyze and give two
examples of how geography
affected where and why
people chose to settle in the
1800s.
2
I can give an example of how
geography affected where and
why people chose to settle in
the 1800s.
1
I can explain that geography
affected where and why
people chose to settle in the
1800s.
2. Define the terms supply and demand in your own words. Then, describe three examples of how supply and
demand affected the lives of people involved in Westward Expansion.
Supply- Make (something needed or wanted) available to someone
Demand- a consumer’s desire and willingness to pay a price for a specific good or service
Concept of Supply and Demand - the price of a good or service increases as its demand increases and vice versa.
Details…As demand for an item increases, prices rise. When suppliers of a product respond to the price increase by producing a
larger supply of that item, this increases competition and drives the price down.
ECONOMICS 2.2.1 - Analyzes how the forces of supply and demand have affected the production, distribution, and consumption of goods, services,
and resources.
4
I can explain, analyze,
and give three or more
examples of how supply
and demand affected the
lives of people involved
in Westward Expansion.
3
I can explain, analyze, and
give one or two examples of
how supply and demand
affected the lives of people
involved in Westward
Expansion.
2
I can explain how supply and
demand affected the lives of
people involved in Westward
Expansion.
1
I can define the concept of
supply and demand.