---
title: "SS3G3: Physical and Human Systems (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SS3G3
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SS3G3
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - grade-3
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---

# SS3G3: Physical and Human Systems

Describe how physical systems affect human systems.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: Grade 3, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/grade-3.md

## Expectations

- **SS3G3.a**: Explain why American Indian groups occupied the areas they did (SS3H1a), with emphasis on why some developed permanent villages and others did not.
- **SS3G3.b**: Describe how the early explorers (SS3H2a) adapted, or failed to adapt, to the various physical environments in which they traveled.
- **SS3G3.c**: Explain how the physical geography of the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies helped determine economic activities.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.