Standards

3.G.1 Understand the earth's patterns by using the 5 themes of geography: (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement and regions)

3.G.1.1 Find absolute and relative locations of places within the local community and region.

3.G.1.2 Compare the human and physical characteristics of places.

3.G.1.3 Exemplify how people adapt to, change and protect the environment to meet their needs.

3.G.1.4 Explain how the movement of goods, people and ideas impact the community.

3.G.1.5 Summarize the elements (cultural, demographic, economic and geographic) that define regions (community, state, nation and world).

3.G.1.6 Compare various regions according to their characteristics.

Vocabulary

absolute location, relative location, place, region, movement, human environmental interaction

Essential Question

1. How does where we live impact how we live?