Geography, Humans, and the Environment

US Geography Game Show

How geography affects the way people live today

Effects of seasonal weather changes on communities

Terra Mission: Closure (ages 11-14)

Terra Mission: Theme 8 - Trees (ages 11-14)

Terra Mission: Theme 7 - Air (ages 11-14)

Terra Mission: Theme 6 - Agriculture (ages 11-14)

Terra Mission: Theme 5 - Water (ages 11-14)

Terra Mission: Theme 4 - Circular economy (ages 11-14)

Terra Mission: Theme 3 - Waste (ages 11-14)

Terra Mission: Introduction (ages 11-14)

Terra Mission: Closure (ages 8-10)

Terra Mission: Theme 8 - Trees (ages 8-10)

Terra Mission: Theme 7 - Air (ages 8-10)

Terra Mission: Theme 6 - Agriculture (ages 8-10)

Terra Mission: Theme 5 - Water (ages 8-10)

Terra Mission: Theme 4 - Circular economy (ages 8-10)

Terra Mission: Theme 3 - Waste (ages 8-10)

Terra Mission: Introduction (ages 8-10)

Regions of the United States: The West

Regions of the United States: The Southwest

Regions of the United States: The Midwest

Regions of the United States: The Southeast

Regions of the United States: The Northeast

How are we protecting the environment?

Terra Mission: Theme 2 - Energy (ages 11-14)

Terra Mission: Theme 1 - Climate change (ages 11-14)

Terra Mission: Theme 1 - Climate change (Ages 8-10)

The five themes of geography

Locate U.S. states on a map

Use a compass rose to identify cardinal directions on a map

Locate familiar places on a map

What are maps?

Relative location

Human characteristics of a community

Physical characteristics of a community

Read, construct, and use maps

Purposes of maps

Communication and transportation

Identify continents and oceans

Residential, industrial, commercial, and recreational land

Counties, cities, towns, and villages

Positional words in the classroom

Intermediate directions (NE, SE, NW, SW)

Parts of a map

Similarities between a globe and a map

Match legend symbols to map features

How weather affects daily life

Photo of the Day

Map the classroom