The Land

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: Where You Live

• We can describe location by relating one landmark to another, such as the river is north of the hill.

Lesson 2: Types of Maps

• A political map shows boundaries between regions and cities in an area.
• A resource map shows the natural resources found in a region.
• A physical map shows landforms and bodies of water in a region.
• A road map shows highways and roads found in an area.
• Some maps may represent more than one type of map.

Lesson 3: Reading Maps

• Cardinal directions are north, south, east, and west.
• The ordinal directions are northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest.
• A map grid is a combination of numbers and letters that is used to identify the location of places on a map.
• A map key explains what the symbols on a map mean.

Lesson 4: Natural Resources

• Natural resources can come from the ground, plants, or animals.
• People are dependent on natural resources for food and other products.

Lesson 5: Conserving Natural Resources

• Conservation means to save and use carefully.
• Natural resources can be renewable — they are replaced by nature as they are used.
• Nonrenewable natural resources can run out over time because nature cannot replace them or they are used more rapidly than they are replaced.

Lesson 6: Environment of the United States

• The U.S. can be divided into five regions: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, and West.
• Every state has a city that is the state capital.

Lesson 7: Farming In the U.S.

• Arable farming grows crops such as vegetables and grain.
• Pastoral farming raises animals such as cattle, pigs, and hens.
• Mixed farming grows crops and raises animals.

Lesson 8: My Environment

• When the seasons change, the environment changes.
• The temperature in the environment changes with the seasons.

Final Project: My Own Island

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