Physical and Human Features
Match the cards using the notes about Mountain, Coast, Road and Bridge.
About 10 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil; drawing or spoken answers are welcome.
- Topic notes: Mountain: a high natural landform. Coast: land beside a sea or ocean. Road: a built route for travel. Bridge: a structure carrying a route across an obstacle.
- Original exercise cards: A fictional view shows a high rocky peak. / A fictional drawing shows where dry land meets the ocean. / A fictional town lays a paved vehicle route. / A fictional structure carries a road over a river. / A shoreline borders a salt-water sea. / A constructed street connects two neighborhoods. / A built crossing spans a valley. / A landscape rises steeply to a summit.
Learn the idea
Physical features are parts of the natural landscape; human features are built or arranged by people. A mountain and coast are physical features. A road and bridge are human features. People can alter landscapes, so the distinction describes the feature we are examining, not an untouched world.
Mountain: a high natural landform. Coast: land beside a sea or ocean. Road: a built route for travel. Bridge: a structure carrying a route across an obstacle.
Find the feature described: a mountain, a coast, a road or a bridge. Ask an adult to read the notes and cards aloud. Point, draw or say your answer.
- Ask an adult to read the four notes. Find the words Mountain, Coast, Road, Bridge.
- Find the feature described: a mountain, a coast, a road or a bridge.
- Read the worked answer. Then try the other cards and explain which words helped you choose.
- Point to, draw or say two different examples: one for Mountain and one for Coast. Explain how their clues differ.
See the method in action
Worked example: The card says: “A fictional view shows a high rocky peak.” That matches Mountain. Mountain is a high natural landform. Compare the note for Road: Road is a built route for travel. That is a different clue.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- Find the feature described: a mountain, a coast, a road or a bridge.
- If you are unsure, ask an adult to read the card again. Match what this card says; do not add a new event or detail.
See the answer and explanation
Coast
The card says: “A fictional drawing shows where dry land meets the ocean.” That matches Coast. Coast is land beside a sea or ocean.
Take it further
New card: “A landscape rises steeply to a summit.” Match it with a note, then point to or say the words that helped. Check: The card says: “A landscape rises steeply to a summit.” That matches Mountain. Mountain is a high natural landform.
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