Geography Key Learning: Maps help us locate places and offer a wealth of information about our world. Unit Essential Question: How do maps help us to better understand our world? Geographic Tools Physical Characteristics Human Characteristics Lesson Essential Questions: Lesson Essential Questions: Lesson Essential Questions: Where in the world is Pennsylvania? What are the human and natural How do you determine the What are the important geographical characteristics of Pennsylvania? relationship between two places? features in Pennsylvania and where How do you find a place on a map? are they located? How do you find distances on a What similarities and differences exist map? among geographic regions? Vocabulary: Vocabulary: Vocabulary: Prime Meridian, latitude, longitude, region, boundary, landform, plain, rural, urban, suburban, culture, degree, equator, legend, symbols, scale, plateau, fall line, valley, bridge, glacier, population, heritage, density, ethnicity, grid, compass rose, cardinal directions, port, tributary, harbor, peninsula, climate, religion intermediate directions elevation, soil, continents, hemisphere, country, state, county, borough
Geography Key Learning: Maps help us locate places and offer a wealth of information about our world. Unit Essential Question: How do maps help us to better understand our world? Geographic Tools Physical Characteristics Human Characteristics Lesson Essential Questions: How do you determine the relationship between two places? How do you find a place on a map? How do you find distances on a map? Lesson Essential Questions: Where in the world is Pennsylvania? What are the important geographical features in Pennsylvania and where are they located? What similarities and differences exist among geographic regions? Lesson Essential Questions: What are the human and natural characteristics of Pennsylvania? Vocabulary: Prime Meridian, latitude, longitude, degree, equator, legend, symbols, scale, grid, compass rose, cardinal directions, intermediate directions Vocabulary: region, boundary, landform, plain, plateau, fall line, valley, bridge, glacier, port, tributary, harbor, peninsula, climate, elevation, soil, continents, hemisphere, country, state, county, borough Vocabulary: rural, urban, suburban, culture, population, heritage, density, ethnicity, religion
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