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(Need to know for test and a graded activity) List some characteristics/features about an urban community--what do you see? |
--city --lots of tall buildings (skyscrapers) --factories --buildings are close together --a great number of people --people live in apartments/close together/crowded spaces --areas are crowded --lots of traffic --some people use bus, taxi, subway to get places while others walk to work or to shop --no trees and no animals |
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(Need to know for test and a graded activity) List some characteristics/features about a suburb/suburban community--what do you see? |
--small city or town near a larger city --people live in houses/neighborhoods, trees, street --many people --people work in nearby cities so they travel to work --animals as pets |
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(Need to know for test and a graded activity) List some characteristics/features about a rural community--what do you see? |
--country --farms/animals/growing plants --raise animals to make money --homes are far apart so takes a while to get to places like schools and stores (area is spread out) --lots of grass/trees --a few people |
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Why are large areas divided into regions?
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to make it easier to study, learn, understand, and compare
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From Chapter 2 Lesson 1, what were the two different ways a region can be divided ? |
Divided by --where people live (urban, suburban, rural) --political region (district, city, parish, state, region, country, continent, hemispheres, planet) |
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What are states divided into?
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48 states divide into counties 1 state divides into parishes (Louisiana) 1 state divides into boroughs (Alaska) |
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Which state has parishes and which state has boroughs?
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Louisiana has parishes and Alaska has boroughs
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How many parishes are there in Louisiana?
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64
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What parish is Holy Ghost Catholic School is in ?
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Tangipahoa
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What are parishes divided into?
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cities/towns
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What do districts, cities, parishes, and states have in order to be a political region?
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exact boundary and same government
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Why would someone travel from one area with a boundary and go to another area?
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travel to work and back, travel to shop, travel for entertainment--fun
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How many states are there in the United States?
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50
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How many large geographical regions are the states in the United States grouped into?
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5
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Name these four large geographic regions of the United States. |
Northeast Southeast West Southwest Midwest |
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What geographical region do we live in?
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Southeast
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How can you sequence regions according to size if you start with school/street? Remember the Oval Flipbook, anchor chart, different size bowls, and measuring cups in class
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school/street city parish state US region country continent hemisphere |
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Does everyone in the United States share the same customs, language, and food? If not, what does everyone in the United States share?
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no, they or their ancestors came from different parts of the world everyone shares the same government |
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an area which at least one feature that makes it different from other areas |
region
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part of a state, larger than a city, that has its own government
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parish, county, borough
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city |
urban
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a town or small city built near a larger city |
suburb/suburban
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country |
rural
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a system for deciding what is best for a group of people
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government
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a town or city that is the center of government for a parish/county/borough
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parish/county/borough seat |
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an area that shares a government and has an exact boundary set by law |
political region
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How can a region be divided into political regions? What are some examples? |
a region that shares a government, has exact boundaries, has leaders, and laws some examples are: district, city, parish, state, country (county/borough) |
