Geography of Our Community (Lesson 3 & 4)

​Lesson 3 Important

Vocabulary

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Multiple Choice

to change ways of living to fit an environment

• adapt

• climate

• natural hazard

• conservation

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the weather in a place, measured over time

• adapt

• climate

• conservation

• physical feature

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the careful use of natural resources

• natural hazard

• natural resource

• conservation

• climate

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a force of nature that shapes Earth

• natural hazard

• natural resource

• climate

• pollution

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a useful item that comes from nature, such as wood from trees

• natural hazard

• pollution

• natural resoource

• climate

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a natural feature of Earth’s surface, such as a mountain, plain, lake, or river

• physical geography

• physical feature

• pollution

• conservation

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the physical features, climate, and natural resources of a place

• climate

• adapt

• physical geography

• natural resource

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anything that makes air, water, or soil dirty or unsafe

• pollution

• climate

• natural hazard

• region

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an area with certain common features that set it apart from other areas

• climate

• region

• pollution

• physical geography

​In Nebraska we have:

• hills

• plains

• lakes

• rivers​

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​Physical Features of Omaha, NE

Open Ended

Type 2 physical features you might see if you were driving around Omaha, Nebraska:

A common natural hazard we have in Nebraska is tornadoes!

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Natural Hazards

Multiple Choice

Nebraska has earthquakes

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Nebraska has tornadoes

• true

• false

Nebraska has hot summers and cold winters. We experience all 4 seasons. We get rain, snow, heat, and cold temperatures!​

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Nebraska's Climate

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Multiple Choice

What type of climate does Nebraska have?

• Hot and dry all year long

• hot summers & cold winters

• cold and rainy all year long

• hot and humid all year long

Open Ended

Type one way you adapt for the cold weather in Nebraska

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Type one way you adapt for a hot summer day in Nebraska

Multiple Choice

Which state would have a hotter climate?

• Texas

• Massachusetts

• Alaska

• Nebraska

Multiple Choice

Which state would have the coldest climate?

• Texas

• Nebraska

• Alaska

• Massachusetts

Multiple Choice

Which state would have the ocean as a physical feature?

• Nebraska

• Iowa

• Florida

Important Vocabulary

​Lesson 4

Multiple Choice

Earth’s air, water, soil, and living things

• environment

• trade

• tribe

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to exchange one thing for another thing

• environment

• trade

• tribe

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a group of people who are related to one another and share the same language and culture

• environment

• trade

• tribe

Multiple Choice

What continent is this?

• South America

• Asia

• North America

• Africa

Open Ended

What physical features do you see?

​There are 5 regions of the United States

Multiple Choice

What region of the United States is Nebraska in?

• West

• Southwest

• Northwest

• Midwest

Multiple Choice

What region of the United States is California in?

• West

• Southwest

• Northwest

• Midwest

Multiple Choice

What region of the United States is Iowa in?

• West

• Southwest

• Northwest

• Midwest

Multiple Choice

What region of the United States is Texas in?

• West

• Southwest

• Northwest

• Midwest

Multiple Choice

What region of the United States is Florida in?

• West

• Southeast

• Northwest

• Midwest

Multiple Choice

What region of the United States is New York in?

• West

• Southeast

• Northeast

• Midwest

Multiple Choice

How many regions are there in the United States?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Open Ended

What country do we live in?

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What state do we live in?

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What city do we live in?