Content Area: Social Studies

 

Index: 6.6B Grade 4 CPI 1

 

Standard: 6.6 - Geography

 

Strand: B -  Places and Regions

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 1 - The student will identify the physical and human characteristics of places and regions in New Jersey and the United States (e.g., landforms, climate, vegetation, housing)..

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Using a physical/political map of New Jersey, students locate and list the various regions (e.g., highlands, shore areas, pinelands, farmlands, plains). Students also learn the basic political subdivisions: counties, townships, towns, and cities. Discuss these regions and how the physical characteristics of each region affect the lives of the people who live there. Working in cooperative groups, the students divide a blank map of New Jersey into regions in a unique way.