Geography

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: Using Maps and Globes

• Maps are pictures that show places as they look from up above.
• The parts of a map are legend/key, scale, title, labels, bodies of water, symbols (important places), roads, and landforms.
• Culture is the characteristics of the life shared by people who live in a particular time and place.
• Geography describes the location and characteristics of a place.

Lesson 2: Cardinal Directions

• The words we use to describe direction and location on a map are north, south, east, and west.

Lesson 3: Landforms and Bodies of Water

• Bodies of water include lakes, oceans, and rivers.
• Landforms include mountains, valleys, and hills.

Lesson 4: Natural Resources

• Natural resources are materials found in nature that are used by people.
• Many products we use are made from natural resources.

Lesson 5: Habitats and Geography

• Animals and plants can help meet the needs of people.

Lesson 6: Geography, Weather and Natural Disasters

• The equator is an imaginary line that runs from east to west around the middle of the world.
• A natural disaster is a sudden and destructive change in the weather that can damage the land and people in a geographic location.

Lesson 7: The Seven Continents

• The seven continents are Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, North America, South America, and Europe.
• Population is the number of people who live in an area.

Lesson 8: People Change Geography

• People can influence the land where they live in harmful or helpful ways.
• Pollution is the addition of harmful substances or products into the environment.

Final Project: Geography of a Continent

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