Chapter 2 Communities and Geography
Every Community has landforms and bodies of water. The land and the water provide food jobs, and fun. People use the land for farming and hiking. The water can be used for fishing or swimming. People work together to protect their environment so they can continue to enjoy where they live.
| Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida | Grand Teton Mountains in Wyoming | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Beaches for swimming
Deep sea fishing Water recreation; sailing, scuba diving water landform - ocean |
pasture land for cattle
hiking, skiing mountain landform |
people recycle to help protect their environment |
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| Grand Teton National Park (National Park Service) | Metro Hartford Chamber of Commerce |
Vocabulary;
geography plain landform plateau climate natural
resources mineral environment recycling endangered
wildlife coast
Places; (locate and label on a map)
Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains cardinal directions / intermediate directions
Hemispheres( northern, southern, eastern, and western) equator
Library Videos;
| Desert | |
| Mountain | |
| Shoreline | |
| All About Landform | |
| Oceans | |
| Pond and Rivers | |
| Climates of the United States | |
| Climate and Seasons | |
| Our American Landscape |
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