Geography

Unit 1

• Relative location of home and community in state, nation, and world
• Using geographic terms and tools to describe space and place
• Using, interpreting, and creating maps (including digital) and globes

Unit 2

• Using cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) to locate places
• Physical and human features of specific communities (including own)
• Labeling continents, oceans, North and South Poles, equator, and prime meridian

Unit 3

• Location of countries and major features in home continent (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania/Pacific Islands)
• Relationships between physical geography and people’s lives and activities
• Settlement patterns and their connections to geography

Unit 4

• Population density
• Natural resources of a place, including human resources
• Ways people can conserve and replenish natural resources
• Urban, suburban, and rural communities