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Summary of the Week: Students will investigate physical characteristics of a place. They will discuss characteristics like landforms, bodies of water, and Earth’s resources. Standards: N/A Teacher Background Knowledge: Place describes what a location is like. Geographers divide place into two categories: physical characteristics and human characteristics. This week focuses on physical characteristics and features, or the features of the Earth that are natural. Landforms, bodies of water, and Earth’s resources are physical characteristics that describe a place. ● Landforms are big areas of land. They are features of the Earth’s surface. Mountains, hills, valleys, plains, and coastal plains are all examples of landforms. ● Bodies of water are areas of land where water accumulates. Oceans, lakes, rivers, and ponds are all examples of bodies of water. ● Earth’s resources are natural resources that we use to produce goods. Water, soil, trees, minerals, and metals are all examples of Earth’s resources. Understanding and studying various physical characteristics of a place helps students to better understand their community and the world around them. Notes for Teacher: ● The sequence of articles in this week is designed to build and support the learning of concepts for students. ● The Poster Pal T-chart “Landforms and Bodies of Water” will be used during the “Landforms” and “Bodies of Water” lessons. ● You will need to print and cut out the Landforms and Bodies of Water Cards for use in the “Landforms” and “Bodies of Water” lessons. There are additional cards included that teach bodies of water and landforms not mentioned in the articles. You can choose to use these if you would like. Keep these cards for use in a later week, “Geography of Our Community.” ● You will be using the Poster Pal activity “Natural Resources Web” in the “Natural Resources” lesson.
Physical Characteristics of a Place| Week 16
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