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Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children...--Ancient Indian Proverb

2nd Grade

Words to Know:

Regions: places that have the same characteristics

Community: a place where people live, work, and play

Population: the number of people living in a community

Transportation: a way of moving people and things from one place to another

Continent: a large body of land on the Earth

7 continents

Climate: the kind of weather an area has over a long period of time

Land: the shape of the land's surface

Environment: surroundings

Equator: an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth

Equator

Map: a drawing that shows what places look like from above and where they are located

A map includes:

Title- the name or kind of map
Map Legend- a list of shapes and symbols used on a map and an explanation of what each stands for
Compass Rose- a symbol that shows direction (north, south, east, west)

Compass Rose

Many American Indian (First American) tribes lived in Virginia and other regions of America.
Play a Native American Groups game here!

Here's a chart comparing some of the tribes we are studying:

Region	Tribes	Homes	Transportation	Climate	Land	Plant Life	How the Tribe Lived
Eastern Woodlands	Powhatan	Wood and bark houses	Walked, Paddled Canoes	Mild winters; Hot, humid summers	Rivers, Hills, Mountains, Coastland	They had forests and lots of different kinds of plants.	They farmed, fished, hunted, used trees for homes and canoes, and gathered plants for food.
Plains	Sioux	Teepees	Walked, Used Horses	Hot summers; Harsh, cold winters	Plains, Prairies, Rolling Hills	They had grasses.	The Sioux moved around the region to hunt for buffalo. They used horses to get places.
Southwest	Pueblo	Adobe or clay houses that had more than 1 story	Walked	Hot days, Cold Nights, Little Rainfall	High Flatlands	Cactus was the main plant.	They farmed the land. They lived in villages in adobe or clay houses.

Take a look at this great webpage on Native American tribes. It was made by other students!

Some beautiful artwork made by a 2nd grader that compares Native American Tribes:

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Let's switch gears and review the Ancient Cultures we are studying:

Ancient Culture	How they Wrote	What they Invented	Famous Buildings/Structures there	Climate/Weather	Land	Plants	How the People Adapted to the Land
China	They wrote with characters and symbols (calligraphy)	Kite, Silk Cloth, Compass, Bronze, Fireworks	The Great Wall of China	They have seasons with different weather in each (like we have)	Filled with forests, hills, mountains, deserts	A lot of different kinds of plants grow here	The people fished, farmed, and irrigated the land.
Egypt	They wrote with Hieroglyphics	Paper made from papyrus, 365-day calendar that we use; clock	The Pyramids	HOT and DRY	The Nile River is located here. Sometimes there is flooding. There are also deserts.	There are many grasses along the Nile River.	They farmed and irrigated the land near the Nile River.

A neat website about Ancient Egypt!
Play an Ancient Egypt game!
Watch a movie about Ancient Egypt!

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Katie Tardiff, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Clinician
Preschool Resource Teacher
Fairfax County Public Schools

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Updated 11/19/06

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