3rd Grade SS Unit 1

A place where people live, work, play, and help each other.

• Region

• Suburb

• Rural

• Community

The study of the Earth and the way people and animals live on it.

• Festival

• Geography

• Landforms

• Region

A city where a country or state has its government.

• Region

• Suburb

• Capital

• Rural

A community celebration usually with food, music, and artists.

• Festival

• Lavee

• Community

• Geography

Shows directions on a map.

• Intermediate Directions

• Cardinal Directions

• Compass Rose

• Map Scale

North, South, East, and West

• Compass Rose

• Cardinal Directions

• Intermediate Directions

• Map Scale

Halfway between the cardinal directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, Northwest)

• Compass Rose

• Cardinal Directions

• Intermediate Directions

• Map Scale

A city and the areas closely around it (Newark, New York City)

• Urban

• Suburb

• Rural

• Region

A community near a city that has it's own homes, stores, and schools. Houses and stores are furter apart and it is less crowded than an urban area. (Metuchen)

• Urban

• Suburb

• Rural

• Region

A community has farms and open land around it and fewer people than a suburb.

• Urban

• Suburb

• Rural

• Region