City to World By: Tracey Brown
My Street I live on a culdesac near Chuck E. Cheese. There are 16 houses on my street. I am one of a family of 4, or ¼ of my household. My family is 1/16 of my culdesac. qv3.com/policypete/ policypete.htmculdesac/street
My City I am a citizen of Rancho Cucamonga. There are 154,800 people living in our city. Rancho Cucamonga is made up of 3 areas. Alta Loma Cucamonga Etiwanda www.whl-international.com/ rancho.htm
My County I live in San Bernardino County. San Bernardino County is the largest county in the United States with 20,064 square miles of land. There are almost 2 million people living in San Bernardino County. www.stats.indiana.edu/ uspr/a/usprofiles/06/us...
My State I live in the state of California. California is 163,707 square miles. There are almost 36 million people living in the state of California. edition.cnn.com/.../ california.sanfrancisco.jpg
My Country I live in the United States of America. My country is made up of 50 states, but California is the 31st state in the union. The USA is 3,618,770 square miles. There are almost 300 million people in the United States.
My Continent I live in the continent of North America. Besides the United States, 24 countries are in North America. The United States is north of the equator. www.randonneetours.com/ canada_overview.shtml
My World/Planet I live on the planet Earth. Earth is the third planet from the sun. The circumference of the Earth is 38,000 km or 24,000 miles. I am one of the 6.3 billion people on the Earth. www.jayzeebear.com/map/
Fun Facts I am in 7 places at once. (1 street, 2 city, 3 county, 4 state, 5 country, 6 continent, 7 world) I am 7 years older than Rancho Cucamonga, which was established in 1977. Some people consider the state of California as the melting pot of the melting pot (AKA the USA).
Comprehension Questions What 3 regional areas make up Rancho Cucamonga? What is the largest county in the USA? Out of the 50 states, what number is California? How many countries are in North America? How many people live on planet Earth? How old is Rancho Cucamonga?
Works Cited California Content Standards http://www.cde.ca.gov/standards/ 3rd grade standards images.google www.jayzeebear.com/map/ world map www.whl-international.com/ rancho.htm Rancho Cucamonga City Hall edition.cnn.com/.../ california.sanfrancisco.jpg California state map www.stats.indiana.edu/ uspr/a/usprofiles/06/us... San Bernardino County Map
Works Cited (cont.) images.google nrc.uchsc.edu/ STATES/states.htmU.S. map www.randonneetours.com/ canada_overview.shtml North America Map www.planetecologie.org/. ../indexjoburg.html Planet Earth qv3.com/policypete/ policypete.htmculdesac/street