The City of Chicago
Before settlers came to the Chicago area, what group of people already lived there?
Native Americans
(Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi)
Have the neighborhoods in Chicago changed after so many years?
Yes they have.
Every community is different.
True or False
True
What is precipitation?
Water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
What does the climate of a community affect?
It affects ____________________
How people live, how many people live there, the kinds of homes people build and the type of work people do
What is the name of the main river in Chicago?
The Chicago River
How many neighborhoods are in Chicago?
More than 200
The landforms and bodies of water in your community affect the way people ______________________.
live, work, and play
Humidity makes the air feel colder.
True or false
False
What type of weather and temperature does Hawaii have?
Warm weather
If you head East on foot, you will not go very far. What body of water will you run into?
Lake Michigan
How many community areas are in Chicago?
77
What is one kind of body of water?
wetland, pond, river, lake or ocean
What is humidity?
A measure of how much moisture is in the air.
What type of temperatures does Alaska have?
Cold, arctic temperatures
What is the name of a body of water in in Chicago?
Lake Michigan
The Chicago River
Where did the Native peoples have to move once they were forced to move from their homeland?
West
Give an example of a landform.
Mountains
Valleys
Coasts
What is one of the coldest places in the United States?
International Falls. Minnesota
International Falls, Minnesota gets a lot of snow.
True or false
True
What are some famous things we can find in Chicago?
The Willis Tower, the Cubs, the White Sox, the Bears, and the Bean.
Who forced the Native peoples off of their homeland?
The White settlers
What is a landform?
A landform is a physical feature of the land.
What is the hottest and driest place in the United States?
California's Death Valley
California's Death Valley gets a lot of precipitation.
True or False
False