Study guide: Places Around Us
Distinguish familiar places and natural features.
Ideas to explain in your own words
- A home is a place where people live. Public places serve community activities, though each place has rules and opening times. A library is connected with books and other learning materials. A park provides outdoor space; a school provides organized learning.
- Earth has land and water. A hill rises above nearby land. A river is water moving along a channel. A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. An ocean is a very large connected body of salt water. Use the shape and setting, not only the blue color.
- Location words describe one place in relation to another. Near and far need a comparison. Between means a place is in the middle of two others in the stated arrangement. Inside means within a boundary. Our paper arrangements do not claim real-world distances.
- A globe is a round model of Earth. A map is a flat representation of a place. A photograph shows a camera’s view, and a drawing can be made from imagination. A model leaves out details; a globe does not show every house.
Useful vocabulary
- Home
- a place where people live
- Library
- a place with books and learning resources
- Hill
- raised land lower than a mountain in ordinary descriptions
- River
- water flowing along a channel
- Near
- close to the stated reference place
- Far
- a long way from the stated reference place
- Globe
- a round model of Earth
- Map
- a flat representation of a place
Watch your reasoning
- Mixing up Home and Library. Re-read what each note says before choosing.
- Adding a detail that is not on the card. Point to the words that help explain your answer.
A worked review example
Worked example: The card says: “A fictional family lives in an apartment.” That matches Home. Home is a place where people live. Compare the note for Park: Park is an outdoor community recreation space. That is a different clue.
Make a practice plan
- Read or listen to the notes in the four lessons. An adult can read aloud.
- Try each lesson’s main question and three practice questions. Say, draw or write what helped you choose.
- Use the review cards, then try the changed card in any lesson you want to practice again.
- Complete the four-box task. Then try the separate subject-test cards.