1. SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE TWO – THE CONTINENTS
Identify reasons for using a map or globe
Using a
Compass Rose
Directional Words
Maps
and Globes
The Continents
Vocabulary:
continent
Equator
location
compass rose
north, south, east, west
immigration/immigrant
North Pole
South Pole
Differences
The Equator
Locating Places
on a Map
Five Oceans
Seven continents
Location of Tolland, Connecticut, and the United States in North America
Essential Learning Expectations:
The world is made of seven continents surrounded by five oceans.
There are multiple ways (e.g. your town, your state, your country, north of…or south of…) to
explain your location.
The Equator is an imaginary line that divides the round Earth into two parts.
Directional words show the relationship between locations.
Globes and maps come in different forms and have different purposes.