Type in the word you want to see and it will show you lots of examples. http://images.google.com/images
or
see it from space! at: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
This site has pictures created by students of geography terms. www.usd435.k12.ks.us/AMS/mcclain/Geoterms
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GRADE 4 yrs - K
Know these places and be able to identify them on a map or globe. Idaho, United States,
North Pole, Tropics
Know that water generally flows from land to the ocean.
Be able to identify a picture of a: river, lake, ocean, mountain, volcano, forest, island,
iceberg, cave, cliff, beach, desert, forest, waterfall, Know that poles are cold and
tropics are hot and we are in between
GRADE 1
Utah, Florida, Texas, California, Capital of Idaho, Mexico, Canada, Salt Lake, Snake
River, Salmon River, Pacific , Atlantic , North America, , South America,
KNOW MEANING OF THESE WORDS:
Glacier, sea, geyser, continent, Full name of our country.
Know that is is colder further you get from equator, north or south.
GRADE 2
Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Alaska, Australia, Brazil, Russia,
China, , Columbia River, Mississippi River , Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mts.,
Antarctica, Africa, Australia,
KNOW THESE WORDS:
dune, marsh, rapids, bay,
Know languages spoken in North America.
GRADE 3
New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, New York,
Spain, France, Briton, Italy, Germany, , Great Lakes, Colorado River, Rio Grande, ,
Mediterranean Sea, , Alps, Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, , Boise, Los Angeles, Salt Lake
City, New York City, Great Plains
KNOW THESE WORDS:
stalactite, stalagmite, peninsula, prairie,
Know North South East West on maps
Know that lower elevation is warmer than high elevation.
GRADE 4
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, India, Japan, Yellowstone river, Missouri
River, Gulf Of Mexico, Indian Ocean, London, Moscow, Tokyo
KNOW THESE WORDS:
lagoon, plateau, tundra, Know map symbols
Know where we get bananas, oranges, pineapple
GRADE 5
Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Peru, Argentina,
Chile, Ohio River, Amazon, Paris, Washington DC,
KNOW THESE WORDS
Continental divide, butte, delta, fjord,
Know longitude and latitude
and hemispheres
GRADE 6
KNOW ALL States and Western Capitals, Egypt, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iraq,
Iran, Nile
KNOW THESE WORDS
ocean ridge, cape, crevasse, savanna
On what continent would you find:
Penguins, Taj Mahal, Leaning Tower, Largest rain forest
GRADE 7
All states and Capitals
All Countries of S. America
Andes Mts., Amazon
KNOW THESE WORDS:
reef, sandbar, isthmus, key
On what continent would you find:
Forbidden City, Great Rift Valley, The Kremlin, The Acropolis
GRADE 8
Indonesia, Vietnam, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Mariana Trench, Mid-Atlantic Ridge,
Himalayas, Black Sea, Major Cities of the world, Major Cities of United States,
KNOW THESE WORDS
atoll, archipelago, sound, strait,
On what continent would you find:
Vatican City, Fjords, Big Ben, Panama Canal,
Atoll - A ring of coral islands around a central
lagoon.
Atolls begin as coral reefs around a volcanic island, After a
very long time the mountain erodes away leaving only the coral
reefs.
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