Grade 5 Geography 2012

Half Hollow Hills CSD Social Studies Department

MAP SKILLS Lesson 1

Unit: Geography

Grade: 5

Getting to Know Your Atlas Lessons 1 and 2 (Nystrom Binder pages 1-4) RI: 1 and 7 W: 4 Lesson 2 Reviewing Basic Skills Lesson 1: Location (Nystrom Binder pages 5-6) RI: 1 and 7 W: 4 Lesson 3 Reviewing Basic Skills Lesson 2: Reference and Thematic Maps (Nystrom Binder pages 7-8) Possible Supplement: World Studies U.S and Canada or Latin America Map Masters Skills Handbook found prior to Chapter 1 in the book POLITICAL MAPS **Students should know the states/capitals, territories/provinces, and countries by the end of the geography unit. Possible map assessments have been attached. Feel free to use these or something similar, (in addition to, not in place of, the actual District Geography Assessment), to ensure students have mastered this content before the end of this unit.

UNITED STATES Lesson 4 Introduce the states and capitals of the United States. (Nystrom Atlas page 41 and World Studies U.S. and Canada page 97 Lesson 5 United States Lesson 1: Physical and Political Characteristics (Nystrom Binder pages 27-28) RI: 1 and 7 W: 4 Lesson 6 United States Lesson 2: Elevation and Rainfall (Nystrom Binder pages 29-30) RI: 1 and 7 W: 4

Lesson 7 United States Lesson 3: Where People Live (Nystrom Binder 31-32) RI: 1, 2, 4, and 7 W: 4 Lesson 8 The United States (Building Skills US/Canada pages 10-11 Lesson 9 World Studies: United States and Canada Chapter 4 (Read as a resource for information) CANADA Lesson 10 YouTube: Tom Brokaw Explains Canada to Americans (6 minute video) (Use this video to introduce Canada) Lesson 11 Introduce the provinces and territories of Canada. (Nystrom Atlas page 35) Lesson 12 Canada Lesson: The Land and the People (Nystrom Binder page 25-26) RI: 1 and 7 W: 4 Lesson 13 Canada (Building Skills US/Canada pages 12-13 Lesson 14 US and Canada Natural Resources Map (World Studies United States and Canada page 26) Lesson 15 World Studies United States and Canada Chapter 5 (Read as a resource for information)

LATIN AMERICA Lesson 16 Introduce the countries of Latin America: Mexico, Central America, and South America (Nystrom Atlas pages 53 and 57) Lesson 17 Middle America Lesson: The Land and the People (Nystrom Binder pages 33-34) RI: 1 and 7 W: 4 Lesson 18 South America Lesson 1: Physical and Political Characteristics (Nystrom Binder pages 35-36) RI: 1 and 7 W: 4 Lesson 19 South America Lesson 2: Rainfall and Elevation (Nystrom Binder pages 37-38) South America Lesson 3: Where People Live (Nystrom Binder pages 39 - 40) RI: 1, 2, and 7 W: 2, 4 and 9 Lesson 20 How Many People Live Here? (Evan-Moor North America pages 41-42

United States of America

50 States and Capitals Song Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Indianapolis, Indiana And Columbus is the capital of Ohio There's Montgomery, Alabama, south of Helena, Montana Then there's Denver, Colorado, under Boise, Idaho.

Texas has Austin, then we go north To Massachusetts' Boston, and Albany, New York Tallahassee, Florida, and Washington, D.C. Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Nashville, Tennessee.

Elvis used to hang out there a lot, ya know.

Trenton's in New Jersey, north of Jefferson, Missouri You've got Richmond in Virginia; South Dakota has Pierre Harrisburg's in Pennsylvania and Augusta's up in Maine And here is Providence, Rhode Island, next to Dover, Delaware.

Concord, New Hampshire, just a quick jaunt To Montpelier, which is up in Vermont Hartford's in Connecticut, so pretty in the fall And Kansas has Topeka; Minnesota has St Paul.

Juneau's in Alaska and there's Lincoln in Nebraska And it's Raleigh out in North Carolina and then There's Madison, Wisconsin, and Olympia in Washington Phoenix, Arizona, and Lansing, Michigan.

Here's Honolulu; Hawaii's a joy Jackson, Mississippi, and Springfield, Illinois South Carolina with Columbia down the way And Annapolis in Maryland on Chesapeake Bay. They have wonderful clam chowder.

Cheyenne is in Wyomin' and perhaps you make your home in Salt Lake City out in Utah, where the Buffalo roam Atlanta's down in Georgia, and there's Bismarck, North Dakota And you can live in Frankfort in your old Kentucky home.

Salem in Oregon; from there we join Little Rock in Arkansas; Iowa's got Des Moines Sacramento, California; Oklahoma and its city Charleston, West Virginia, and Nevada, Carson City.

That's all the capitals there are!

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Canada Map Quiz

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Label the following on your map: Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territory Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island QuĂŠbec Saskatchewan Yukon Territory Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Baffin Bay Beaufort Sea Hudson Bay Labrador Sea Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Michigan Lake Ontario Lake Superior Pacific Ocean Label the national capital with a star and write the name of the capital next to the star.

BONUS: Label Alaska Label Greenland

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Label the following places:  Brazil  Peru  Mexico  Panama  Argentina  Colombia  Caribbean Islands  Andes Mountains  Draw the Amazon River and Label it.  Atlantic Ocean  Pacific Ocean Match the country with its capital: Brazil Caracas Argentina Bogota Chile Brasilia Venezuela Santiago Colombia Buenos Aires

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MEXICO CARIBBEAN ISLANDS ATLANTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN PANAMA

Label the following places:  Brazil  Peru  Mexico  Panama  Argentina  Colombia  Caribbean Islands  Andes Mountains  Draw the Amazon River and Label it.  Atlantic Ocean  Pacific Ocean

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AMAZON RIVER PERU BRAZIL

ANDES MOUNTAINS

Match the country with its capital: Brazil Caracas Argentina Bogota Chile Brasilia Venezuela Santiago Colombia Buenos Aires

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Name ______________________ Geography Assessment

Date ___________

1. The photograph above shows what kind of community?

A. manufacturing C. mining

B. urban D. rural

2. Use the circle graphs on pages 31 and 49 in your atlas to answer the following question.

Which of these conclusions is best supported by the information on the circle graphs?

A. Mexico is more rural than urban.

B. Mexico’s rural population is greater than the United States’ rural population today.

C. The United States is not an urban country.

D. Today, about half of the population of the United States is urban.

Turn to page 56 in your atlas to answer questions 3 and 4.

3. Locate O° and 50° W. Then locate 0° and 60° W. What are the coordinates of the location closest to the coast?

A. O° and 50° W

B. 0° and 60° W

4. Use the map to locate 1O° S and 60°W. Then locate 10° S and 40° W. What is the approximate distance in miles between these two locations?

A. 1,000 mi C. 250 mi

B. 1,250 mi D. 1,500 mi

5. Turn to pages 32 and 33 of your atlas to answer the following question.

Few people live in Canada’s Northern Region because it _______________.

A. has farmland B. is grassy C. has mountains D. is a tundra Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer question 6 below.

6. What is the best title for this map?

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The United States and Its Neighbors Regions of the United States U.S. States and Capitals Latitude and Longitude of the U.S.

7. Which of the following is the national capital of the United States?

A. Albany C. Washington D.C.

B. Washington D. The White House

8. Which of the following is the Canadian province whose capital is Victoria?

A. Vancouver C. Quebec

B. British Columbia D. Yukon Territory

Use the map on page 49 of your atlas to answer questions 9 - 11.

9. What is this map showing?

A. Population B. Major Highways C. State Capitals D. Urban

10. According to the map, which region has the greatest population density?

A. South B. East C. Midwest D. West 11. Which of the following states have fewer than two cities with populations over 250 people per square mile?

A. California C. Minnesota

B. Texas D. Pennsylvania

Use the maps on page 21 in your atlas to answer questions 12 and 13.

12. Which nation is the world’s largest corn producer?

A. India B. Italy C. United States D. China 13. Which of the following countries is a South American nation that produces corn as a key crop?

A. Mexico B. United States C. Brazil D. Argentina 14. Look at Rainfall Map on page 29. Which country has the greatest rainfall?

A. Nicaragua C. Cuba

B. Canada D. Mexico

15. Look at the Growing Season Map on page 30. Which labeled countries have the longest growing season?

A. Nicaragua and Mexico B. Mexico and United States C. Canada and Cuba D. Cuba and Nicaragua

16. Using the information from the maps on page 29 AND page 30, explain the geographical reasons why the countries you chose in question 15 have the longest growing season. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 17. Explain how weather can affect a country’s economy if it is too dependent on one crop. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 18. On the map below, clearly label Canada, Latin America and the United States.

Turn to page 34 and 35 in your atlas to answer questions 19 and 20.

19. Name the capital of Canada. ____________________________________ 20. In which province is the capital located? ___________________________

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16. Acceptable answer: Nicaragua and Cuba have the longest growing season because there is high level of rainfall. Also, they have a warm climate because they are located close to the equator.

17. Acceptable answer: If there is not enough rainfall or extreme weather conditions, a county’s crop will be destroyed which will cause the economy to suffer.

18. Label correctly Canada, US and Latin America 19. Ottawa 20. Ontario th

Scoring Guide for the 5 Grade District Unit 1 Geography Assessment

Question #/#s #1 ‐ 15

#16 ‐ #17

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#19 – #20

Value 2 points each

3 points each

3 points

2 points each

Total 43 Points

Conversion Total Points Rubric Score 40 – 43 points 4 30 – 39 points 3 22 – 29 points 2 0 – 21 points 1