My World Review

My World Review

by Shevonne Flores

​Directions on a Map

​A map is a drawing of a real place.

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​It shows where things are.

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​Maps use the directions north, south, east, and west.

​Globes

​A globe is a round model of Earth..

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​It shows all the land and water on Earth.

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​The blue part on the globe shows water.

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​The brown and green parts show land.

​Maps

​Maps also show land and water, but maps are flat.

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​Maps can show large places or small places.

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​Some maps have a key. The key tells what the pictures on the map are.

​Maps

​We can use maps to find places.

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​The title tells what the map shows.

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​The compass rose shows directions.

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​The key tells what the symbols mean.

Multiple Choice

What color shows water on a globe?

• brown

• green

• blue

Multiple Choice

Which thing is made by people?

Multiple Choice

The title on a map __________.

• shows directions on a map

• tells what a map is about

​Land

​Earth is made up of land and water.

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​There are many different kinds of land:

• ​mountain

• ​plateau

• ​plains

• ​valley

​Water

​There are different bodies of water

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​An ocean is a very larger body of water.

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​A lake has land on all sides.

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​A river is long. it flows toward a lake or an ocean.

​People Make Changes

​People build things on Earth's land and water.

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​They build bridges over water.

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​They build houses on land

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​They build places to work and play.

​Continents and Oceans

​A continent is a large area of land.

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​There are 7 continents.

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​The United States is on the continent of North America.

​Continents and Oceans

There are five oceans on Earth.

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​North America touches three oceans.

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It touches the Atlantic Ocean on the east.

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​It touches the Pacific Ocean on the west.

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​It touches the Arctic Ocean on the north.

​Continents and Oceans

There are five oceans on Earth.

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​North America touches three oceans.

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It touches the Atlantic Ocean on the east.

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​It touches the Pacific Ocean on the west.

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​It touches the Arctic Ocean on the north.

Multiple Choice

What body of water is east of the United States?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

​Natural Resources

​Natural resources are something we can use that comes from nature:

• ​water

• ​soil

• ​trees

​Weather

​Weather is what it is like outside at a certain time and place.

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​Some places have hot, cold, dry, wet, or snowy weather.

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​The weather helps us choose what kind of home to build.

​Weather

The weather also helps us choose clothes and things to do.

​Caring for Earth

​We can take of our natural resources.

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​3 Rs:

• When we reduce, we use less of something. ​

• When we reuse, we use something again.

• ​When we recycle, we take one thing and make it into something new.

Multiple Choice

What kind of weather would cause you to wear a coat?

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.

We _____ when we take something and make it into something new.

• reduce

• reuse

• recycle

Multiple Choice

What could you do if it is hot outside?

Multiple Choice

What is one way we can take care of our natural resources?

• use less water

• use paper cups

• throw away glass bottles