At the End of This Unit You Should Know, Understand, and Be Able to Do the Following :
Geography
(At the end of this unit you should know, understand, and be able to do the following :)
Know / Understand / DoGeographic Tools
Prime Meridian latitude
longitude degree
equator legend
cardinal directions grid
intermediate directions scale compass rose symbols
Physical Characteristics
region boundary
landform plain
plateau fall line
valley ridge
glacier port
tributary harbor
peninsula climate
elevation soil
continents hemisphere
country state
county borough
Human Characteristics
rural urban
suburban culture
population heritage
density ethnicity
religion / Geographic Tools
Geographic tools help you locate places on a map.
Physical Characteristics
They have a global address.
Pennsylvania has 5 distinct physical regions.
Human Characteristics
Pennsylvania has cultural characteristics, making it diverse. / Geographic Tools
Locate a place on a map using coordinates. Read a map.
Find distance on a map using scale.
Use cardinal and intermediate directions to determine the relationships between two places.
Physical Characteristics
Describe their place in the world.
Name and describe each of the 5 physical regions of Pennsylvania and what makes them unique.
Human Characteristics
Name the three types of areas where people live (rural, urban, and suburban) and the characteristics of each.
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?
- 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?
- 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