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