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title: "SSWG4: Human Population Distribution (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSWG4
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSWG4
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
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# SSWG4: Human Population Distribution

Assess the characteristics, spatial distribution, and migration of human populations on the earth's surface.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSWG4.a**: Assess demographic patterns of population using graphs, maps, and other models (e.g., Demographic Transition Model, population density maps, and global migration patterns).
- **SSWG4.b**: Analyze population issues in reference to pro and anti-natal policies of different countries and their effects on population characteristics (e.g., China's natalist policy, maternity/paternity leave policies, and child subsidies).
- **SSWG4.c**: Explain how push and pull factors contribute to human migration patterns and evaluate the impact of migration on the use of resources and provision of services (e.g., guest workers, refugees, and evacuees).
- **SSWG4.d**: Compare the response of different groups and governments to migration, including national migration policies and differing responses by local communities (e.g., quotas, amnesty, resettlement programs, and official language laws).

## 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.