Geography

Unit 1

• Describe some ways that people interact with their environments
• Identify important locations in the community

Unit 2

• Locate places using the four cardinal directions (north, south, east, west)
• Locate self, objects, and places relative to other locations

Unit 3

• Describe physical characteristics of places (landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, etc.)
• Discuss ways that human characteristics of a place (shelter, clothing, food, activities, etc.) are connected to geographic location

Unit 4

• Identify examples of and uses for natural resources in the community and state
• Create and use simple maps of house, classroom, school, and community
• Locate community, state, and country on a map or globe
• Identify important local, state, or national natural and human-made features