Unit 1 Summative: Maps, Communities, and Where We Live
What hemispheres do we live in?
What continent do we live on?
What country do we live in?
What state do we live in?
What parish do we live in?
What major river runs through our
state?
What is our state capital?
What lake is near our parish?
What will you find in an urban
community?
What will you find in a suburban
community?
What will you find in a rural
community?
What is a community?
How are the three communities alike?
What is shown on a physical map?
What is shown on a political map?
What is shown on a population map?
How have humans changed the land
in Louisiana over time?
How have people adapted to their
surroundings?
The Northern and Western
North America
United States of America
Louisiana
St. Charles
Mississippi River
Baton Rouge
Lake Pontchartrain
 Large Population
 In a city
 Busy streets
 Tall buildings
 Medium population
 Near a city
 Houses and trees
 Small population
 Country
 Forests, grassy fields, and farms
 Towns far apart
A place where people live, work, and have fun
together
 All have homes
 All have schools
 All have citizens
Landforms and bodies of water
Borders, large cities, state capital
How many people live in an area
 Build levees and damns
 Drill for oil
 Built bridges
Wear clothing to protect themselves from the
weather.
Students need to be able to use map features to read a map and answer questions.