1. 4th Grade Social Studies
First semester review

2. Chapter 1: What is Geography?
Vocabulary:
Region: an area that shares a feature
Environment: includes all surroundings
Geography: study of the people and places on Earth
Key Points North Carolina has 3 regions (western, central, and eastern North Carolina)

3. Unit 1: North Carolina’s Geography

4. Lesson 2: Land and Climate
Vocabulary
Cape: point of land that sticks out into water
Climate: usual weather of a place
Elevation: the height of the land
Key Points
NC has high mountains in the west and low land near the coast.
A long chain of barrier islands separates the coast from the ocean
NC has 4 seasons but each region has a different climate

5. Lesson 3: Water and Resources
Vocabulary
Sound: body of water
Natural resources: things from nature that people use
Mineral: something mined from the ground
NC has many different bodies of water and they’re all important natural resources.
Wood, soil, rocks, and minerals are useful natural resources too.

6. Lesson 4: People and the land
Vocabulary
Erosion: wearing away of the Earth’s surface by wind/water
Wetland: low area of land that has water on or near the surface
Vocabulary Cont.
Pollution: anything that harms the environment
Conservation: the careful use and protection of resources such as plants, animals, and water

7. Unit 2: Regions of NC

8. Lesson 1: The Coastal Plain
Vocabulary
Plateau:
Port:
Rural:
Urban:
Key Ideas:
NC’s 3 major regions are the Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, and the Mountain region