Geography

Unit 1

• Comparative locations and features of the state in relation to the United States and world
• Location of one’s home in relation to other cities and features in the state
• State’s location using latitude and longitude grid

Unit 2

• State’s borders and neighbors
• Physical features, vegetation, and climate
• Major cities and other human-made or cultural features

Unit 3

• Studying and comparing a variety of maps of the state and region
• Creating maps of physical features of state and key cities
• The state’s natural resources

Unit 4

• Patterns of past and present settlements and population distribution
• Geographic factors influencing settlement and population
• Ways the land has provided for and continues to provide for needs
• Locations of key events in state history
• Relationship between humans and the environment in the state