Lesson 1
Where on Earth Is Your Community?
Lesson 2
Communities Are Different Sizes
Lesson 3
Every Community Has a Story
Lesson 3, Part 2
Every Community Has a Story
Map and Time Line Skills
100
The place where a community is found is its __________.
location
100
What is the capital city of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
100
Who is a person who starts a settlement?
Founder
100
What is the story of what has happened in a place?
History
100
Look at the map on page 43. What is the symbol for a park?
A green rectangle
200
What should we use to see the true shapes of Earth's oceans and continents? Why?
We should use a globe because it is a model of our planet.
200
What is a community that is larger (has a greater population) than a suburb?
A city
200
Who is someone in a person's family, such as a great-great-grandmother, who lived long ago?
Ancestor
200
Who is a person who helps settle a new land?
Pioneer
200
Look at the time line on pages 54-55. How many years does the time line show?
70
300
On what continent are the Himalaya Mountains found?
Asia
300
What is a city in which government leaders meet and work?
Capital city
300
Who were the first people to live in what is now the community of Mount Dora, Florida?
The Timucua Native Americans
300
What is a new community?
Settlement
300
What do we use a map scale for?
We use a map scale to find the distance from one place to another.
400
What is a line on the map that shows where a state or country ends?
A border
400
What is population?
The number of people living in a certain area
400
When did settlers start coming to Florida by wagon? A. The 1970s B. The 1870s C. The 1770s D. The 1670s
B. The 1870s
400
Ross Tremain and his son built the first _____________.
orange-packing factory
400
What cardinal directions do the letters on the compass rose stand for?
N-North; S-South; E-East; W-West
500
What are the seven continents?
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
500
Where are rural areas located?
Rural areas are in the countryside, away from cities and large towns.
500
Why is the population of Mount Dora, Florida greater today than it was in the 1800s?
Transportation routes have improved (roads, railroads, etc.) and businesses have grown.
500
What was the name of the settlement that later became Mount Dora?
Royellou
500
Look at the time line on pages 54-55. What event happened between 1870 and 1880?
1874 - David Simpson and his family settle in the area that is now Mount Dora.
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