Physical Features Social Studies Grade 4 Mr Helbringer
Physical Features Social Studies Grade 4 Mr. Helbringer (rocks!)
Blueprint Skill Recognize the identifying characteristics of certain geographic features (i. e. , peninsula, islands, continents, mountains, rivers, deserts, oceans, and forests).
Geography • What is geography?
Geography • Geography is the study of the earth and how people use it.
What Are the Different kinds of Physical Features? • Mountain range • Plain
What Are the Different kinds of Physical Features? • Desert • River
What Are the Different kinds of Physical Features? • Lake • Oceans
What Are the Different kinds of Physical Features? • Coast • Island
What Are the Different kinds of Physical Features? • Peninsula
Mountain Range • Land above the land around it
Plain • Flat land
Desert • Land with not much rain and few plants
River • A long body of moving water.
Lake • Water with land • surrounding it.
Oceans • The world’s largest • bodies of water. • Oceans are made • Of saltwater.
Oceans • Atlantic Ocean • Pacific Ocean • Indian Ocean • Artic Ocean
Coast • The land that borders the • ocean is a coast. The • United States borders • several oceans.
Island • An island is land with water surrounding it.
Peninsula • Land with water almost surrounding it.
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