Essential Question:

1. How have the geological features of North America shape its history?

2. What contributions have various groups that settled in North America made to the culture of each region?

We will be researching the physical landforms of North America and creating a physical map focusing on our continent's majestic natural features.

Important Vocabulary: continent, country, nation, county, state, providence, region, physical map, political map, compose rose, cardinal directions

We will be learning about the 5 regions of the United States. We will be studying the culture, geography, economics, landmarks, and Native Americans creating a unique and beautiful "piece" of our nation!

Canada is our northern neighbor on the continent of North America. We will be creating Google Slide presentations our last trimester making an oral or written presentation about topics such as the peoples, population size, languages, forms of government, major cities, environment, natural resources, industries, and national landmarks.