Download - The World Around Us Unit 2. Lesson One Maps and Locations Location- maps show where something is
The World Around UsThe World Around Us
Unit 2Unit 2
Lesson OneLesson OneMaps and LocationsMaps and Locations
• Location- maps show where something is.
• Relative Location – tells what a place is near.
• Absolute Location- exact location
Like your address.
• St. Joseph School – 310 Second Street
Maps of all sizesMaps of all sizes
• Building Map
• Zoo Map
• Chula Vista Map
• City Map
• State Map
• World Map
Lesson ReviewLesson Review
• What is the relative location of Wisconsin?
• How do maps help people find locations?
• What is the absolute location of your home?
Use a Map GridUse a Map Grid
• Map Grid- set of lines that divide a map into columns and rows of squares.
Lesson 2Lesson 2North AmericaNorth America
• Our continent is North America.
• The country we live in is the United States of America.
• Which 2 countries are neighbors with the United States?
• The Bald Eagle is only found
in North America.
LandformsLandforms
• Landforms- the kind of land with a special shape.
• Plains – or flat land.
• Hill- a land that rises above the land around it.
• Mountain- very high hill. Many mountains is called a mountain range.
• How are plains different from hills?
• Oceans - Largest bodies of water.
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Peninsula – Land that has water on only three sides.
• Island – landform with water all around it.
GulfGulf• Gulf- a large body of water is partly
surrounded by land.
• Gulf of Mexico
• River – stream of water that flows across the land.
• Lake – body of water that has land all around it.
ReviewReview
• What countries make up North America?
• What landforms are in North America?
• What landform is located in the middle of the United States?
Read a Landform MapRead a Landform Map
• Region- an area of land with the same features.
Lesson 3Lesson 3Seasons and ClimateSeasons and Climate
• Season: A part of the year that has a certain kind of weather.
• Can you name the 4 seasons?
SeasonsSeasons
• Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
• Why do we have different seasons?
Why do we have different Why do we have different seasons? seasons?
• Depends upon how the sun is facing the earth. Depending up on the tilt of the earth depends upon what season it is.
WeatherWeather
• Weather can change from day to day.
• One day it might be sunny and warm and the next it might be cold and windy.
ClimateClimate
• Climate: the weather a place has over a long period of time.
• Mountain Range- cool climate
• Desert – Warm climate
ReviewReview
• How is weather different from climate?
• How is the climate where you live?
Lesson 4 – World RegionsLesson 4 – World Regions
• Cardinal Directions: North, South, East, and West.
• We find locations on a globe or map using these.
• Equator: an imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern halves.
• Regions near the equator are very hot.
• Hemisphere: is half of the earth. It divides the earth into a northern half and a southern half.
• How would a region near a pole be different from a region near the equator?
Mountain RegionMountain Region
• Cold and snowy with rocky land.
Tropical RegionTropical Region
• Near the equator would be warm and flat with plenty of rain.
Desert RegionDesert Region
• Warm and dry. Not very much rain.
ReviewReview
• How are all of the regions alike?
• How are regions different?
• Where would you find the poles on a globe?
Find Directions on a MapFind Directions on a Map
• Compass Rose- shows the direction on a map or globe.
• Intermediate Direction: they are the directions between the cardinal directions. Northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest