Maps
On a map, what is the name of the thing that shows you which direction is North, South, East, or West? HINT: It kind of looks like a flower.
Compass Rose
What do we call land that is completely surrounded by water? (This means it has water all around it)
__________________ (rutnaal ercusorse) are things found in nature that humans can use.
Natural Resources
Why do we have seasons?
a. The Earth's tilt causes more direct sunlight to hit the northern or southern parts of the Earth for half of the year as the Earth rotates around the Sun.
b. The Earth is closer to the Sun during summer and farther from the Sun during winter.
c. The inside of the Earth (underground) gets hotter during the summer, which causes the air to heat up in the atmosphere.
d. It just happens; we don't know why.
a. The Earth's tilt causes more direct sunlight to hit the northern or southern parts of the Earth for half of the year as the Earth rotates around the Sun.
Some people, called conservationists or environmentalists, have very important jobs. What do conservationists and environmentalists do?
What do we call the part of a map that shows you what the different symbols mean?
Map Key or Legend
The football field at TIS is in between two hills. What do we call land that is in between hills or mountains?
Valleys
Write down five natural resources that we have in Albania.
Any combination of 5: oil, coal, land, soil, rocks, sea salt, water, metal, sand, Sun, animals, plants, air, minerals, trees
True or False: Not many animals or plants live in tropical climates.
False
What was the "big question" from this unit?
a. How do humans change the environment?
b. How do humans use natural resources?
c. Why do we do bad things to the Earth?
d. How can we respond to our changing landscapes?
d. How can we respond to our changing landscapes?
Make a map key that has three symbols for three different landforms.
Answers will vary.
What is one type of "body of water"?
Accept the following answers: Lake; River; Sea; Ocean; Bay; Gulf
Thousands of years ago, before we had the technology we do now, people chose where to live based on what natural resources were there. What is one very important natural resource that people needed to live close to in order to survive?
Accept any of the following answers: Water; animals or plants (food/clothes); trees (shelter/heat); Good soil (to grow food)
Which climate has four seasons?
A. Polar
B. Temperate
C. Desert
D. Tropical
B. Temperate
What is one thing we can do to help the environment (nature)?
Answers will vary.
Look at the map in our classroom. Draw the symbol that means "Mountain peak".
We went on two field trips last month. What were the two landforms we went to see?
Waterfall; Lake
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is how wet and cold a place is on a certain day. Climate is how wet and cold a place usually is during the year.
Write a sentence explaining one way that humans use a natural resource to meet a basic need.
Answers will vary.
Look at the map on page 47 of your Social Studies textbook. If you were in Indiana, which direction would you need to go to get to Kentucky?
South
Name 5 landforms that we have in Albania
Answers will vary, but some possibilities are: hills, mountains, valleys, bays, lakes, rivers, plains, waterfalls, caves, sea
Oil, gas, and coal are all examples of __________, a resource that can be burned to produce energy.
Fuel
What is the name of the climate zone that we live in here in Albania?
Temperate
There are four basic needs that humans have. We cannot survive without these four things. Write down three of them.
Air, Food, Water, Shelter