4th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Map Scott Foresman - Regions

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1 4th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Map Scott Foresman - Regions August Chapter 1, Lesson 1 Regions and Landforms Highest and lowest landforms * The United States is divided into 5 regions * The world is made up of landforms in high and low places region landform mountain plain desert canyon plateau boundary sea level Workbook 3 Week 1 Chapter 1, Lesson 2 Climate Map and Globe Skill: Read Inset Map * Many factors influence climate, which varies from region to region * An inset map is a smaller map related to the main map used to show a different scale from the main map. weather climate precipitation temperature humidity equator elevation tropical climate polar climate subartic climate temperate climate inset map Workbook 4-5 Week 2

2 Chapter 1, Lesson 3 Regional Resources * Each region has special resources * The United States and North America have many different landforms, climates, and resource natural resource raw material process harvest industry manufacturing product capital resource agriculture conserve nonrenewable resource human resource Workbook 6 Week 3 * Label Northeast states and capitals on map Chapter 1 test September Chapter 4, Lesson 1 Beautiful Northeast * The Northeast region is one of incredible scenery and magnificent natural formations glacier gorge hydropower hydroelectricity lighthouse peninsula cross-section diagram reservoir Workbook 20 Week 3 Chapter 4, Lesson 2 Resources of the Northeast * The Northeast produces products for the world to enjoy vineyard bog sap mineral quarry Workbook 23 Week 4 Chapter 4, Lesson 3 The Plentiful Sea * Chesapeake Bay and other bays in the Northeast provide seafood for millions bay inlet watermen crab pot Workbook 26 Week 5

3 Chapter 4 Test October Chapter 6, Lesson 1 Coastal Plains to the Mountains Map and Globe Skills: Read Elevation Map * The main areas of the Southeast region include the coastal plains, the Piedmont, and Appalachia * Elevation maps show how high land rises above sea level barrier islands wetlands fall line sea level Workbook 39 Workbook 40 Week 6 Chapter 6, Lesson 2 Sunlight and Storms Hurricanes * The mild climates of the coastal areas of the Southeast bring tourists, but the area has some natural disasters * Hurricanes can cause many different types of damage to Southeastern coastlines key hurricane hurricane season Workbook 41 Week 7 Chapter 6, Lesson 3 Wildlife and Resources * The Southeast is rich in different resources. These resources are used in different industries throughout the region endangered species extinct pulp fossil fuel Workbook 42 Week 8 Chapter 6 Test November Chapter 8, Lesson 1 A Route to the Sea Chart and Graph Skills: Compare Line and Bar Graphs * The Great Lakes link the Midwest region to the Gulf of Mexico and the the Atlantic Ocean * Bar graphs are used to compare the amounts of different things waterway canal lock barge line graph bar graph Workbook 54 Workbook 55 Week 9

4 Chapter 8, Lesson 2 The Badlands of South Dakota * Erosion has shaped the South Dakota Badlands badlands erosion prairie Workbook 56 Week 10 Chapter 8, Lesson 3 Bountiful Midwestern Farms * The Midwest is one of the world s leading farming regions crop rotation irrigation Workbook 57 Week 11 Chapter 8 Test December Chapter 10 Lesson 1 A Land of Canyons Thinking Skills: Making Generalizations * The Grand Canyon dazzles visitors with its size and beauty * Making generalizations helps explain the big picture and makes it easier to remember fact adobe pueblo generalization Workbook 70 Workbook 71 Week 12 Chapter 10, Lesson 2 Climates in the Southwest * The Southwest climate can vary greatly. It is dry in some places and moist in others arid savanna Workbook 72 Week 13 Chapter 10, Lesson 3 Oil and Technology * The Southwest is a region of discovery and research gusher refinery Workbook 73 Week 14 Chapter 10 Test

5 January Chapter 12, Lesson 1 A Land of Mountains When a Mountain Explodes Research and Writing Skills: Take Notes and Write Outline * Many parts of the West are mountainous * In a volcanic eruption, hot magma form inside the Earth s surface * Notes and outline help organize material timberline geyser magma volcano lava notes outline Workbook 86 Workbook 87 Week 15 Chapter 12, Lesson 2 Climates in the West * The climate in different areas of the West varies greatly tundra frigid rain shadow Workbook 88 Week 16 Chapter 12, Lesson 3 Resources in the West * The West is rich in natural resources greenhouse livestock reforest Workbook 89 Week 17 Chapter 12 Test February Illinois Text Book Chapter 1, Lesson 1 A Bird s Eye View of Illinois Glaciation * Illinois is a large state located near the middle of North America * Glaciers affected the topography of Illinois continent glacier landform prairie hub waterway Workbook 3 Week 18 Chapter 1, Lesson 2 Illinois Physical Environment * Illinois is the home of a variety of ecosystems climate precipitation growing season natural hazard meteorologist ecosystem conservation arboretum Workbook 4 Week 19

6 Chapter 1 Test March Chapter 2, Lesson 1 The Northern and Central Plains * The Northern Plains region is largely an industrial area, and farming is key in the Central Plains moraine tributary erosion Workbook 8 Week 20 Biography: John Deere * John Deere was a blacksmith who started one of the largest farm equipment manufacturing companies in the world Chapter 2, Lesson 2 Southern Forests and hills * the Southern Forest and Hills region has rich soil and small towns delta Workbook 10 Week 21 Chapter 2 Test Chapter 3, Lesson 1 Humans Arrive * The first people to live in what is now Illinois were hunters. migrate archaeologist culture artifact adapt mound trade government Workbook 15 Week 22 Chapter 3, Lesson 2 The Illiniwek Confederation Here and There: Illinois and Oklahoma - The Peoria People * After 1600, new groups of Native Americans migrated to and settled in what is now Illinois * the Peoria People were forced off their lands in Illinois and eventually settled in Oklahoma, where many remain today wigwam longhouse maize cultivate Workbook 17 Week 23

7 Chapter 3 Test April Chapter 4, Lesson 1 The French * The first Europeans to arrive in Illinois were French traders and fur trappers who lived peacefully among the Native Americans colony missionary voyageur Workbook 20 Week 24 Biography: Jean-Baptiste- Point du Sable * Jean-Baptiste-Point du Sable was pioneer known as the father of Chicago Chapter 4, Lesson 2 The British * Both the French and the British wanted to control the land and resources of Illinois and the surrounding area ally rebellion proclamation timeline Workbook 21 Week 25 Chart and Graph Time: Reading a Timeline * A timeline is a tool used to organize events Workbook 22 Chapter 4, Lesson 3 The American Revolution * The American Revolution affected all of the Britishcontrolled lands in North America, including that which became Illinois repeal revolution Workbook 23 Week 26 George Rogers Clark * George Rogers Clark s leadership and courage against the British helped the United States claim land after the American Revolution Chapter 4 Test

8 May Chapter 5, Lesson 1 The Changing West Map and Globe Skills: Finding Latitude and Longitude * The organization of the Northwest Territory attracted people to the western lands, including the area that became Illinois * Latitude and longitude are numbered lines drawn on maps and globes to help locate cities, towns, and other places on Earth ordinance district constitution expedition latitude parallel equator longitude meridian prime meridian degree Workbook 28 Workbook 29 Week 27 Chapter 5, Lesson 2 Forming a State * In 1818, Illinois became the twenty-first state in the Union legislative branch executive branch judicial branch Workbook 30 Week 28 Chapter 5 Test Chapter 6, Lesson 1 The People and the Land * In the first years of statehood, settlers in Illinois began building a frontier society institution Workbook 33 Week 29 Here and There: Hodgenville, Kentucky, and Springfield, Illinois - Lincoln s first and last homes * Abraham Lincoln was born in a rural Kentucky area and lived in many places until he settled in Springfield for the 17 years before he became President Chapter 6, Lesson 2 Growth and Technology * People in Illinois developed new ways to farm, travel, and transport goods reaper canal immigrant Workbook 34 Week 30 Chapter 6 Test

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