Chapter 2 Communities and Geography

Chapter Review - Assessment

Know these terms:

Coast          recycling               minerals                 wildlife                 

           natural  resource        climate        geography        plain

peninsula        equator        plateau        landform        hemisphere

 

1.     Every Saturday night, my father and I bring bottles and newspapers to our community ___________________ center.

 

2.     When I visit the ________________________, I love to walk along the sandy beach.

 

3.     Today people are finding new ways to protect endangered _________________________ around the world.

 

4.     Trees, water, and soil are three examples of our country's ___________________________________________.

 

5.     Things found in the Earth that are not plants or animals are known as ________________________________________.

 

*************************************** Can You Answer These Questions?

6.     What covers most of the Earth's surface?

7.     How does a plain differ from a plateau? How are the two similar? 

8.     Describe two ways in which your class can help to save our country's natural resources.  

9.     Why are some people in Paracas protecting its natural resources?

10.   How does climate influence the things that people do for fun in communities? 

Practice your Map Skills;

Can you use a compass rose to tell which direction you need to go to get from one place to another using the terms; north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest.

  1. In which direction would you travel to get from San Francisco to Philadelphia?

  2. To go from Houston to New York City, in which direction would you travel?

  3. Which direction is Seattle from Chicago?

  4. Which city is the farthest North?  farthest South?

 

Can you identify each hemisphere and use the hemispheres to help tell the location of a place on the earth?

  1. The United States lies in which hemisphere?

  2. Susan lives in Europe.  Is Europe in the Northern Hemisphere or Southern Hemisphere?

  3. Antarctica lies in which hemispheres? 

  4. All of South America lies in which hemisphere?

Written Assessment;

Describe the climate of your community (Mayville), and how the climate is important to the way you live?  (Explain first what the climate of Mayville is like over a whole year.  Next, tell why or how that type of climate affects what you do, how you dress, your recreation, etc.  It's important that you write in complete sentences using exact and interesting words.)

 

Name one or two landforms located in or near your community  (Mayville), and tell how they are important to the way you live?  ( First , pick out two landforms ... write a sentence telling about each landform using exact words. Next tell how you use that landform  and/or how it affects your life.)

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