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Grocery Store
Park 1-5
Power Plant
School 1-2
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Factory 1-3
Community Pool
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Office
College 1-4
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Farm 1-9
Football Stadium
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Baseball Park
Post Office 1-14
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Restaurant
Beach 1-15
Playground
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Hospital
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Hotel
Carnival 1-17
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TV Station 1-18
Police Station
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Forest 1-19
Campground
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City Hall
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Court House
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Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 1: What Is a Community?
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Department Store
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Soccer Stadium
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Movie Theater
Fire Station 1-30
Bank
Bank
Library 1-27
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Museum
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Senior Center
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Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 1: What Is a Community?
Activity Card: My Place in a Bigger Community Page 4 Š Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
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Fatima’s Farm
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Cow
Chicken
Corn
Hay
Flowers
Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 3: How Do We Use Maps?
Activity Card A: Fatima’s Farm Page 1 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
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Patel’s Amusement Park
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Splash Tube
Roller Madness
Skull Mountain
Twirl Time
Amazing Maze
Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 3: How Do We Use Maps?
Activity Card B: Patel’s Amusement Park Page 2 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
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Cheesecake City
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Passenger Jet
Ship
Train
Highway
Crane
Cheesecake Pavilion
Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 3: How Do We Use Maps?
Activity Card C: Cheesecake City Page 3 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
Physical Map of the United States N E
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ATLANTIC OCEAN
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Forest Plain Mountain Gulf of Mexico
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Lake SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08
Definition: A lake is a body of water with land all around it. Example: The Great Salt Lake is located in Utah and is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere.
Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 4: What Is Geography?
Activity Card A: Lake Page 1 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
Physical Map of the United States N E
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ATLANTIC OCEAN
Desert
PACIFIC OCEAN
Forest Plain Mountain Gulf of Mexico
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PACIFIC OCEAN 650 miles 325
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Mountain SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08
Definition: A mountain is the tallest kind of land on Earth. Example: Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain in the United States.
Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 4: What Is Geography?
Activity Card B: Mountain Page 2 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
Physical Map of the United States N E
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ATLANTIC OCEAN
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Forest Plain Mountain Gulf of Mexico
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300 miles
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Plain SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08
Definition: A plain is a large area of flat land, usually covered in grass. Example: The Great Plains covers much of the middle of the United States.
Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 4: What Is Geography?
Activity Card C: Plain Page 3 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
Physical Map of the United States N E
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ATLANTIC OCEAN
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Forest Plain Mountain Gulf of Mexico
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PACIFIC OCEAN 650 miles 325
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River
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Ocean SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08
Definition: An ocean is the largest body of water on Earth. Example: The Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest ocean.
Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 4: What Is Geography?
Activity Card D: Ocean Page 4 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
Physical Map of the United States N E
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ATLANTIC OCEAN
Desert
PACIFIC OCEAN
Forest Plain Mountain Gulf of Mexico
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PACIFIC OCEAN 650 miles 325
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River
300 miles
PACIFIC OCEAN
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0 50100 miles 0 100 kilometers
0 150 300 kilometers
Desert SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08
Definition: A desert is a land that is hot and dry. Example: The Mojave Desert in Southern California is the driest desert in North America.
Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 4: What Is Geography?
Activity Card E: Desert Page 5 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
Physical Map of the United States N E
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ATLANTIC OCEAN
Desert
PACIFIC OCEAN
Forest Plain Mountain Gulf of Mexico
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PACIFIC OCEAN 650 miles 325
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325 650 kilometers
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River
300 miles
PACIFIC OCEAN
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Valley SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08
Definition: A valley is a low place between mountains. Example: The Central Valley in California is surrounded by mountains.
Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 4: What Is Geography?
Activity Card F: Valley Page 6 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
Physical Map of the United States N E
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ATLANTIC OCEAN
Desert
PACIFIC OCEAN
Forest Plain Mountain Gulf of Mexico
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PACIFIC OCEAN 650 miles 325
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325 650 kilometers
150
River
300 miles
PACIFIC OCEAN
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0 150 300 kilometers
River SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08
Definition: A river is a body of fresh water that moves through land. Example: The Missouri River is the longest river in the United States.
Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 4: What Is Geography?
Activity Card G: River Page 7 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
Physical Map of the United States N E
W S
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Desert
PACIFIC OCEAN
Forest Plain Mountain Gulf of Mexico
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PACIFIC OCEAN 650 miles 325
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325 650 kilometers
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River
300 miles
PACIFIC OCEAN
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0 50100 miles 0 100 kilometers
0 150 300 kilometers
Island SSA2_SE_4-5a Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Second Proof TCI11 08
Definition: An island is land with water all around it. Example: Hawaii, also known as “The Big Island,” is the largest of the 137 islands that make up the state of Hawaii.
Social Studies Alive! My Community Unit 1: Geography Lesson 4: What Is Geography?
Activity Card H: Island Page 8 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute