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Review: Directions and Places

Use cardinal directions and distinguish physical from human features.

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1. Use the notes and this card. A path from the center goes toward the bottom edge. Which choice best fits?
Need a hint?
  • Use this exercise’s direction rule: top is north, right is east, bottom is south and left is west.
  • Find the note for South. Check which words in this card match it.
2. Use the notes and this card. A constructed street connects two neighborhoods. Which choice best fits?
Need a hint?
  • Find the feature described: a mountain, a coast, a road or a bridge.
  • Find the note for Road. Check which words in this card match it.
3. Use the notes and this card. Homes are spread far apart across farmland. Which choice best fits?
Need a hint?
  • Compare how closely homes are grouped. Use the card’s words to tell a city, town, rural area or place with no residents apart.
  • Find the note for Rural area. Check which words in this card match it.
4. Use the notes and this card. A ferry takes passengers across a bay. Which choice best fits?
Need a hint?
  • Look for water used for drinking, crops or travel, or water overflowing onto dry land.
  • Find the note for Transport. Check which words in this card match it.

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Make four small boxes for Directions and Places, one for each lesson: Cardinal Directions on a Simple Map; Physical and Human Features; City Town and Rural Place; Why People Build Near Water. In each box, choose one supplied card and explain its match using the notes. Compare two of your cards: what makes their matches different? You may draw or tell an adult your answers; the adult can write them for you. Use the lesson cards; you do not need a purchase, interview, personal record or trip. For the adult helping: keep the fictional examples and historical notes distinct; these short cards do not tell every detail about a person or place.

Work on paper or in your own document. Explain the choices you made.

  • Choose one supplied card from each lesson: Cardinal Directions on a Simple Map; Physical and Human Features; City Town and Rural Place; Why People Build Near Water.
  • Use the notes to name each match and explain its clue.
  • Compare two cards and say or show how their clues differ.
  • Keep the events and details as written; do not make up a quotation or new event.
  • With an adult, name one question the cards do not answer.
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Cardinal Directions on a Simple Map: The card says: “Fictional map: the farm is above the pond.” That matches North. North is up on this stated north-up exercise map. Compare: The card says: “Fictional map: the dock is right of the pond.” That matches East. East is right on this stated north-up exercise map. Physical and Human Features: The card says: “A fictional view shows a high rocky peak.” That matches Mountain. Mountain is a high natural landform. Compare: The card says: “A fictional drawing shows where dry land meets the ocean.” That matches Coast. Coast is land beside a sea or ocean. City Town and Rural Place: The card says: “A fictional map shows many tall buildings and crowded blocks.” That matches City. City is a relatively large densely built settlement. Compare: The card says: “A fictional settlement has a small center of shops and homes.” That matches Town. Town is a smaller settlement with a local center in this exercise. Why People Build Near Water: The card says: “A fictional town treats river water for its drinking system.” That matches Drinking supply. Drinking supply is water used to meet people’s drinking needs. Compare: The card says: “A fictional farm sends canal water to dry fields.” That matches Irrigation. Irrigation is supplying water to crops. Adult checking note: This model uses the supplied lesson cards and notes. It does not describe every person, community or place. Answering a new question would need a matching source or a new observation.

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