Study Guide Geography Standards: ss3G1 The student will locate major topographical features
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- SS3G2 The student will describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with the historical figures in SS3H2a.
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Geography Standards: SS3G1 The student will locate major topographical features. a. Identify major rivers of the United States of America: Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson. b. Identify major mountain ranges of the United States of America: Appalachian, Rocky. c. Locate the Equator, Prime Meridian, and lines of latitude and longitude on a globe. d. Locate Greece on a world map.
a. Identify on a political map specific locations significant to the life and times of these historical figures. b. Describe how place (physical and human characteristics) had an impact on the lives of these historical figures. c. Describe how each of these historical figures adapted to and was influenced by his/her environment. d. Trace examples of travel and movement of these historical figures and their ideas across time. e. Describe how the regions in which these historical figures lived affected their lives and had an impact on their cultural identification. By the end of this unit you should be able to: Locate the major rivers of the U.S.A on a map (see above). Locate the major mountain ranges of the U.S.A. on a map (see above). Locate the equator, the prime meridian, and lines of latitude and longitude on a globe. Locate a country given lines of latitude and longitude on a globe. Locate Greece on a world map. Match the concepts related to the 5 Themes of geography to example of each. Describe how these themes influenced the lives of specific Americans (Paul Revere). Vocabulary- geography – the study of people, places and the earth. landform – a shape or feature of the earth’s surface. Vocabulary continued – latitude – lines that cross the globe from east to west. longitude – lines that cross the globe from north to south. Prime Meridian – a line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England. Equator – a lone of latitude that circles the globe exactly halfway between the North and South poles. coast – the land next to the ocean. Appalachian Mountains – a mountain range west of the Atlantic Coastal Plain that stretches up the eastern United States from Georgia to Main. Colorado River – a river in the United States that flows through the Rocky Mountains and carved much of the Grand Canyon. Hudson River – A river in the United States that flows through the state of New York to the Atlantic Ocean. Mississippi River – a large river in the United States that beings in northern Minnesota and flows to the Gulf of Mexico. Ohio River – a river in the United States that flow from Pennsylvania to the Mississippi River. Rocky Mountains – a mountain region in the western United States. Use this map to locate the following: Appalachian Mountains Rocky Mountains Hudson River Ohio River Mississippi River Rio Grande River Colorado River Rio Grande – a river in the United states that forms part of the border between Texas and Mexico. 
The Mediterranean country of Greece has influenced our country in many ways, particularly related to our democratic form of government. The map below shows where Greece is located. 
The 5 Themes of Geography 
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