
Landforms and Compass Directions
2nd grade landforms and compass directions: label a mountain, river, island, and desert, answer compass rose questions, and draw a map of your own island.
C3-aligned geography: using maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.

2nd grade landforms and compass directions: label a mountain, river, island, and desert, answer compass rose questions, and draw a map of your own island.

2nd grade North America fact file: use a fact bank to record 23 countries, the Pacific Ocean, the Grand Canyon, and the bald eagle, then draw an animal.

2nd grade continents labeling: write North America, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and the other continents on a world map using a word bank. Answer key A to G.

2nd grade geography word search: find MOUNTAIN, COAST, OCEAN, RIVER, VALLEY, GLOBE, ISLAND, NORTH, LAKE, and MAP across or down in a 10 by 10 grid.

2nd grade landforms and bodies of water sort: group 12 features like plateau, canyon, stream, and pond, then draw and describe one near your community.

2nd grade map skills knowledge check: find continents and the Atlantic Ocean, pick a valley and island, read a map key, and explain farms on flat land.
D2.Geo.1.K-2
“Construct maps, graphs, and other representations of familiar places.”
D2.Geo.3.K-2
“Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.”
D2.Geo.6.K-2
“Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.”
D2.Geo.9.K-2
“Describe the connections between the physical environment of a place and the economic activities found there.”
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C3-aligned civics: explaining how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community.

C3-aligned economics: explaining how people earn income and describing the choices people make about spending and saving.

C3-aligned study of culture: comparing the beliefs, customs, and traditions of varied cultures.