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Neighborhood Studies • Physical Geography
Every community is framed by civic boundaries (city, county, state), landforms (hills and mountains), waterways (creeks and rivers), and nature (native trees, crops, and animals).
Every community is framed by civic boundaries (city, county, state), landforms (hills and mountains), waterways (creeks and rivers), and nature (native trees, crops, and animals).
Remember: Capitalize the special names of towns, counties, states, rivers, and mountains!
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Civic Location, Waterways & Physical Landforms
Answer the textbook inquiries in complete, punctuated sentences. State geographical differences with clear reasoning.
1. My Location:
I live in the City of , in County, in the State of .
2. Creek vs. River:
A creek is a , while a river is a much stream of water.
3. Hill vs. Mountain:
A hill has a slope, but a mountain is far and rocky.
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Local Trees, Agricultural Grains & Garden Crops
Catalog the trees and cultivated crops of your region. Write full sentences using descriptive series with commas.
4. Forest & Fruit Trees:
Near my home grow forest trees like and fruit trees like .
5. Grains & Vegetables:
Farmers raise grains like and garden vegetables such as .
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Regional Fauna & Connected Neighborhood Profile
Synthesize what you have observed. Write 2 connected sentences describing the wild and domestic animals of your countryside and why you love your neighborhood.
Sentence 1 (Animals):
Sentence 2 (Hometown):