The study of geography will introduce students to maps, globes, atlases and other resources which represent the real world. They will build an understanding that maps and globes show regions and areas of the world we live in. 

During this unit, students will discover and investigation of

• Land Forms

• Boundaries

• Bodies of Water

Also, this adventure will make them experts on these terms and locations:

• Cardinal & Intermediate Directions

• Continents and Oceans

• North and South Pole

• Hemisphere

• Equator

• Lines of Latitude and Longitude

Ask your child about what we are talking about in Social Studies!

Vocabulary

latitude    longitude    meridian    parallel    compass rose    hemisphere    legend    key    symbol    degree    equator    scale    continent    oceans    island    lake    coast    mountain    poles    river    boundary    cardinal directions    country/nation    landforms    physical features    state    lake    intermediate directions    territory    region    sphere