Geographical Features
These large landforms rise high above the Earth's surroundings. We talked about the Applachian, Adrinodack and Catskill.
What is a mountain?
This community is made up of tall buildings that are close together and has a lot of people. It is a city.
What is an Urban Community?
Check the Map: If I am in a community that is blue, what type of community would I be in?
Urban.
These are huge bodies of salt water. The Atlantic and Pacific are two of these.
What is an Ocean?
In this community, you might see animals because there is farm land, a lot of grass and the houses are far apart.
What is a Rural Community?
Check the Map: If I am in a community that is bright green, what type of community would I be in?
Suburban Community
This is a large body of water that is surrounded by land. Ontario and Erie are two that we talked about.
What is a lake?
In this community, the houses are closer together than in a rural community. This community also has more grass and more houses than an urban community.
What is a suburban community?
Check the Map: If I am in a community that is Red, What type of Community would I be in?
Rural Community
This is a moving stream of water that brings water to either an ocean, lake, pond or another river.
What is a River?
What's the difference between an urban community and a rural community?
Urban - tall buildings, more people, less trees and grass, more traffic, buildings close together
Rural - less houses, less people, farm land, houses space apart
Check the Map: If I am in a community that is Pink, what mixture of two communities would I be in?
What is Rural/Suburban?
These are the 5 major oceans we learned about.
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian and Southern.
Staten Island is an example of what type of community.
What is a Suburban Community?
Check the Map: How many communities on the map are ONLY RURAL?
2