Vocabulary
Map
Main Idea
Supporting Details
Big Idea Questions
100
A symbol that shows directions are a map.
What is a compass rose?
100
Use the world map, if you are in North America and you travel South, which continent do you land on?
What is South America?
100
The Great Lakes are the world's largest group of freshwater lakes. Most of the lakes are located in both the United States and Canada. They begin at the northeastern corner of Minnesota. They end at the northwestern corner of New York. What is the main idea of this paragraph?
What is the Great Lakes are the world's largest group of freshwater lakes?
100
The main idea is The Great Lakes are the world's largest lakes. Which of the following sentences is a supporting detail for the main idea? Explain. a) They begin at the northeastern corner of Minnesota. b) There are five Great Lakes. c) At 350 miles long and 160 miles wide, Lake Superior is the largest lake on Earth. d) The five lakes are known as Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.
What is c) At 350 miles long and 160 miles wide, Lake Superior is the largest lake on Earth?
100
What are the four cardinal directions?
What is north, south, east, and west?
200
continent
What is one of the seven large land areas on Earth?
200
Use the world map, if you are in Africa, and you travel South, what continent do you land on?
What is Antarctica?
200
Oceans are the largest bodies of water on Earth. They surround the continents. Oceans cover more than two-thirds of Earth. Parts of oceans have names. A sea is a smaller part of an ocean, or a body of salt water surrounded by land. A gulf is a large area of the ocean partly surrounded by land.
What is oceans are the largest bodies of water on Earth?
200
The main idea is Earth's geographic features affect where people build communities. What is a supporting detail for this main idea? a) In hot climates, people cool their homes with air conditioner. b) People live in valleys because the soil is good for farming. c) The cool water in an ocean tends to cool nearby air in the summer. d) A plain is an area of low landform that is flat or gently rolling.
What is b) people live in valleys because the soil is good for farming.
200
What are the four intermediate directions? Draw it on a compass rose.
What is northwest, northeast, south east, southwest?
300
Cardinal directions
What is the main directions, north, south, east, west?
300
If you are in Asia, and you travel southwest, what is the first continent you will land on?
What is Africa?
300
People often chose to live on plains. The land there is level, or flat, so people can easily farm, build homes, and travel. Many people also live in valleys. A valley is the land between mountains and hills. The rich soil at the bottom of valleys can be good for farming. Therefore, Earth's geographic features affect where people build communities. What is the main idea of this paragraph?
What is Earth's geographic features affect where people build communities?
300
The main idea is bodies of water affect where people live. Which of the following details is a supporting detail of this main idea? a)People use water for growing crops or drinking water. b) The largest oceans are the Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Atlantic Ocean. c) People adapt to their climate by choosing shelter and clothing that meets their needs. d)Climate also affects the plants that grow and animals that live in an area.
What is a)People use water for growing crops or drinking water.
300
How do geographic features (landforms or bodies of water) affect where people build communities? Answers will vary.
What is people live near plains, valleys or water to grow crops, and travel easily by boat? What is people don't live near mountains because it is not good to grow crops on high slopes?
400
Define: Intermediate Directions
What is northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest?
400
If you are in Australia, and you travel northeast, which ocean will you be in?
What is the Pacific Ocean?
400
People adapt to different climates. To adapt is to change to fit a new place or event. People adapt to their climate by choosing shelter and clothing that meet their needs. In a cold climate, people wear coats and hats outdoors. In hot climates, people may cool their homes and businesses year-round. What is the main idea of this paragraph?
What is people adapt to different climates?
400
The main idea is the Earth's geographic feature affects where people build communities. Which of the following sentences is a supporting detail? a) Geography is the study of people, places, and Earth. b)The environment is the water, soil, air and living things around you. c) Fewer communities are built in the mountains because it is hard to grow crops. d) Plateaus are also flat, but they are high and sometimes have steep sides.
What is c) Fewer communities are built in the mountains because it is hard to grow crops?
400
Give an example of how people adapt to climates.
What is in cold climates people wear coats and in hot climates people wear shorts and have air conditioners on all year round?
500
Define landforms Give 3 examples of landforms and bodies of water.
What is a shape or feature on the Earth's surface? What is mountains, plains, plateaus, hills, valley? What is rivers, lakes, oceans, streams?
500
If you are in North America and you travel Southeast, what two continents are you most likely to pass or land on?
What is Africa and Australia?
500
Another geographic feature of every place on Earth is climate. Climate is the weather of a place over a long period of time. Climates can be warm or cold, wet or dry. They may have seasons. Climates are affected by landforms and water. The cool water in an ocean tends to cool nearby air in the summer. The climate in high mountains is cooler than in low valleys. What is the main idea of this passage?
What is another geographic feature of every place on Earth is climate?
500
Election Day is on November 6, 2012. There are several requirements for voting. You have to be 18 years or older. If you are not 18 by November 6th you can not vote. You can be a female or male. You don't have to be affiliated (part of) a certain political party (democrat or republican). You must be a citizen of the United States. What is the main idea of this paragraph? Which of the sentences below is a supporting detail to go along with the main idea from this paragraph? a) Election Day is on November 6, 2012. b) You have to be 18 years or older. c) The two candidates are Mitt Romney and President Obama. d) The President is in office for a total of 4 years.
What is there are requirements for voting? What is b) You have to be 18 years or older.
500
How is climate affected by landforms?
What is the higher elevated you are the cooler the climate (climate in high mountains is cooler than low valleys)?
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