A community is a place where groups of people live and work together.
A community has a unique location on earth's surface.
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Where is my community located?
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Major Concepts
Maps and globes are used to find places on earth.
A community is part of a region.
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General and Tacoma Knowledge
Maps provide information about a place.
There are different types of maps. |
Locate on a map and globe:
Tacoma
Pierce County
Washington State
United States of America
North America
Western Hemisphere
Earth
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Communities are built and grow around each other in a region.
There are different kinds of communities. (urban, rural, and suburban)
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Tacoma is located in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
Communities in our local region include:
| Fircrest |
Fife |
Parkland |
| Lakewood |
Ruston |
Puyallup |
| Gig Harbor |
Spanaway |
Steilacoom |
| Federal Way |
University Place |
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| McChord |
Fort Lewis |
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Skills
Identify & use features on a map/globe
Compass rose (cardinal & intermediate directions)
Key/legend
Grid
Scale/distance
Poles
Equator
Hemispheres
| Use different types of maps.
Pictorial
Road/Route
Physical/Landform
Political
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Student Outcomes
Explain why there are different types of maps.
Demonstrate the ability to use different maps.
Identify and use the features on maps and globes.
Identify the region where Tacoma is located.
Accurately place communities in our region on a map.
Explain the difference between urban, rural, and suburban communities.
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