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Lesson One Where On Earth Is Your Community? Location: The place where communities are found Near water or land Mountain Range: large group of mountains Himalaya Mountain range in Asia is the largest mountain range in the world Continent: largest land areas on Earth

Water or Land Water – Earth’s 4 oceans 1.Pacific Ocean 2.Atlantic Ocean 3.Indian Ocean 4.Arctic Ocean Land – Earth’s 7 Continents 1.Africa5. Europe 2.Antarctica6. North America 3.Asia7. South America 4.Australia

On a Globe Globe:Model of the planet earth and shows the true shapes of the oceans and continents Hemisphere : Half of the globe ( “Hemi” half “Sphere” globe) Equator: Imaginary line that is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

On a Map Map:A picture that shows the location of things Nation: Or country – an area of land with its own people and laws Border:Line on a map that shows where a state or nation ends – a border shows a nation or states shape

Read a Map Map Title:Tells was the map is about Map Symbols: A symbol that stands for something real on Earth Map Key: A box on a map in which map symbols are explained; also called a map legend Distance Scale: Map feature used to measure the distance between two places Compass Rose: Drawing on a map that shows the cardinal directions Cardinal Directions:The 4 main directions – North, South, East and West

Lesson Two Communities are Different Sizes

Communities are different, but many share the same name. More than 20 communities have chosen the name Washington to honor our country’s first President. President:Leader of the United States

Cities City: a large kind of community has a large Population: number of people Example: Washington D. C. ( important city because it is the capital city of the United States Capital City: city in which government leaders meet and work

Suburbs and Rural Towns Suburbs: a small community that is close to a city Example: Spring or Tomball is a suburb of Houston Rural: Area is the countryside away from cities and large towns Example: Willis or Cut-N-Shoot are rural areas Transportation: moving of people or things from one place to another Example: subway, bus, car, train

Lesson Three Every Community has a Story History: the story of what has happened in a place History of Eagle Colorado Native Americans were the first Americans around Eagle, Co. Ex. Utes American Indians In 1880’s silver was found in mountains. Pioneers: person who helps settle new land – these pioneers in Eagle, Co. were ranchers, farmers and miners Ancestors: someone in a person’s family, such as a great-great-grandparent, who lived a long time ago

Eagle, Co. Community Begins: William Edwards was the founder: person who started the little settlement that later became Eagle Settled next to Brush Creek to be close to water supply Settlement: new community Homes/ranches were built close to railroad tracks so they could easily send/receive goods By 1940 Eagle, Co. had grown from 25 to 543 people (from a few homes to a small town) Eagle has continued to grow due to transportation (airport, interstate, snow ski resorts) Remains to same – people still live and work in this town. They raise their families and enjoy the mountains.

Time Line Skill Time Line: a drawing that shows when and in what order events took place Read time line from left to right – events at left happened first and at right happened later Sequence: time order