SOL and Standards -

USI.2 The student will use maps, globes, photographs, pictures, or tables to

• a) locate the seven continents and five oceans;
• b) locate and describe the location of the geographic regions of North America: Coastal Plain, Appalachian Mountains, Canadian Shield, Interior Lowlands, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Basin and Range, and Coastal Range;
• c) locate and identify the water features important to the early history of the United States: Great Lakes, Mississippi River, Missouri River, Ohio River, Columbia River, Colorado River, Rio Grande, St. Lawrence River, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico;
• d) recognize key geographic features on maps, diagrams, and/or photographs.

More Information -

• We use ArcGIS to create maps using information learned throughout the unit.
• A list of classroom resources is accessible below.