Unit 1: Community and Geography

Unit Almanac—Connect to the Nation

The Places We Live
Vocabulary Preview		Reading Strategy: Summarize
Lesson 1	Core	What Is a Community?
	Extend	Literature—Poems from Our Communities
Map and Globe Skill Review Map Skills
Lesson 2	Core	Kinds of Communities
	Extend	Geography—Our Largest City
Chapter 1 Review
Our Land and Resources
Vocabulary Preview		Reading Strategy: Predict and Infer
Lesson 1	Core	Earth's Land and Water
	Extend	Geography—Erosion Shapes the Land
Map and Globe Skill Read a Climate Map
Lesson 2	Core	Our Country's Geography
	Extend	Biographies—Protecting the Land
Lesson 3	Core	Communities and Resources
	Extend	Readers' Theater—What About Recycling?
Map and Globe Skill Use a Map Grid
Lesson 4	Core	World Connection: Mexico City
	Extend	Technology—The City on the Lake
Study Skill Use Parts of a Source
Chapter 2 Review
Community Handbook: Geography
Unit 1 Review: Current Events Project