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World CommunitiesNow and Long Ago

Unit 1 World Geography and Culture

Unit 2 Africa

Unit 3 Asia

Unit 4 Europe

Unit 5 South America

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Communities Near and FarConstitution Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi-xvii

Unit 1 Our Community's GeographyOpener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [xviii]-1 Unit Almanac — Five Boroughs of New York City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3Reading Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5Vocabulary Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7Lesson 1 All Kinds of Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–11 Look Closely at a Primary Source — Old Map of New York City . . . . . . . . 12–13 Skillbuilder Review — Maps and Globes, Symbols and Directions . . . . . . . 14–17Lesson 2 Where You Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18–21 Skillbuilder — Parts of a Globe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22–23Lesson 3 Land and Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24–27Lesson 4 The Landscape of New York City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28–31 Biography — Berenice Abbott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32–33Lesson 5 Waterways and Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34–39 Infographics — Bridges and Tunnels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40–41Lesson 6 Using Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42–47

Fun with Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48–49

Unit 1 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50–52

Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Unit 3 Urban, Suburban, and Rural Communities Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106–107 Unit Almanac — New York City and Suburbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108–109Reading Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110–111Vocabulary Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112–113Lesson 1 People Live Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114–117 Skillbuilder — Use Reference Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118–119Lesson 2 Large and Small Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120–123 Biography — Majora Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124–125 Skillbuilder — Compare Fact and Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126–127Lesson 3 Case Study: A Suburban Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128–133 Look Closely at a Primary Source — Levittown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134–135Lesson 4 Case Study: A Rural Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136–141 Infographics — New York Harvest Festivals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142–143

Fun with Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144–145

Unit 3 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146–148

Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Unit 2 New York City Over TimeOpener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54–55 Unit Almanac — New York City Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56–57Reading Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58–59Vocabulary Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60–61Lesson 1 New York City Long Ago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62–65 Lesson 2 Dutch and English in New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66–69Lesson 3 The Growth of New York City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70–75 Biography — Frederick Law Olmstead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76–77 Skillbuilder — Use a Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78–79Lesson 4 Technology and Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80–83Lesson 5 Case Study: People and Neighborhoods of New York City . . . . 84–89 Look Closely at a Primary Source — Immigrants at Ellis Island . . . . . . . . 90–91Lesson 6 Case Study: Working and Living in New York City . . . . . . . . . 92–97 Infographics — New York City’s Heritage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98–99

Fun with Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100–101

Unit 2 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102–104

Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Unit 4 Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150–151 Unit Almanac — Public Services in New York City . . . . . . . . . . . . 152–153Reading Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154–155Vocabulary Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156–157Lesson 1 Communities Have Rules and Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158–163 Skillbuilder — Resolve Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164–165 Lesson 2 Symbols of Our Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166–171 Look Closely at a Primary Source — “The Star-Spangled Banner” . . . . . 172–173Lesson 3 Case Study: State and National Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . 174–179 Biography — New Yorkers in Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180–183Lesson 4 Case Study: New York City Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184–189 Infographics — The United Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190–191Lesson 5 Case Study: City Government at Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192–197 Skillbuilder — Make a Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198–199 Fun with Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200–201

Unit 4 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202–204

Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R1The Five Themes of Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R2Atlas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R4Picture Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R12Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R24

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Our Our Our Our Our Our Community's Community's Community's Community's Community's Community's Community's Community's Community's GeographyGeographyGeographyGeographyGeographyGeography

How does geography influence where people choose to live and why?WHAT TO KNOW

How do maps help people find locations?

What communities are near where you live?

What kinds of landforms and bodies of water does the United States have?

What are the land and water like in New York City?

How are waterways and islands important to New York City?

What natural resources do people use? How do they use them?

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Detail

Main Idea

Main Idea and Details

This chart shows the main idea and one

detail from what you just read. Copy the chart

and complete it.

As you read this unit, look for main ideas

and details about how land and water affect

people.

Why It Matters When you read for information,

look for the main ideas and important details.

Good paragraphs have a main idea and details.

■ The main idea is the most important part of

what you are reading.

■ The details explain the main idea.

Read the paragraph below.

New York City is a fun place to visit. There

is a lot to see and do. You can visit the city’s

beautiful parks, interesting museums, and tall

buildings. New York

City has many bodies

of water. You can

travel by walking,

driving, taking a train,

or even riding a boat!

Main Idea

New York City is a fun place to visit. There is a lot to see and do.

It has beautiful parks, interesting museums, and tall buildings.

Details

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At 40 feet tall, this cash register showed the number of people who came to the fair each day.

These buildings are called the Trylon and the Perisphere. Here, visitors looked at a model of a city of the future. The buildings became symbols for the fair.

1. Talk About It How would visitors to the World’s Fair use this map?

2. Write About It Describe which places you would have visited if you had gone to the New York World’s Fair.

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Have you ever been to a theme park or a festival? Did you use a map to find your way around?

In 1939, a World’s Fair was held in New York City. At the

fair, visitors got to see what “The World of Tomorrow”

might look like. This

drawing is a map of the

World’s Fair grounds. It

shows the locations of

the buildings at the fair.

They are shown using

picture symbols. You can

see that many symbols

are drawn much bigger

on the map than they

would be in real life.

New York World’s Fair1939

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AFRICA

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CANADA

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PACIFICOCEAN

SOUTHERN OCEAN

ARCTIC OCEAN

PACIFICOCEAN

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South

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Vocabulary

Name the seven continents and the five oceans you

see on the map.

Look at the globe and the map. Then follow

the directions.

1 Compare the globe and the map. Tell how they are

alike and different.

2 Look at the globe and find the continent and

country where you live. Then find them on the map.

Write their names on a sheet of paper.

South Pole

World Map

North PoleStep 1 Look at the globe. Much of the world

is covered by large areas of water

called oceans. They are usually

colored blue on globes and maps.

Step 2 Find the Atlantic Ocean on the globe

and on the map. In what way is the

ocean the same on the globe and

the map?

Step 3 Continents are the big areas of land

you see on a globe or map. Find

North America on the globe and

the map. Globes and maps show

countries, too. Find Canada on the

globe and map.

globeoceancontinent

A globe is a model of Earth. It shows

that Earth is round like a ball. A world map

is a flat picture of Earth. You can use a

globe or a map to find continents, oceans,

and other places.

Review: Maps and Globes

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New York City has features made by nature and by people.

Hills are natural features.Canals were made by people.

Vocabulary

hillcanalharbor

Reading SkillMain Idea and Details

What to KnowWhat are the land and water like in New York City?

Landscape of New York CityBefore You Read

Think about the land and water where

you live. What are they like?

New York City’s FeaturesNew York City is not the same

everywhere. Each place has different

features. Some features are made by

nature. They include hills and rivers.

A hill is land that rises above the land

around it. Other features are made by

people. They include buildings, statues,

roads, and canals. A canal is a river made

by people.

The land and water of New York City make it a

good place for people to live. Long ago, people

hunted on and farmed the land. They also fished

the rivers and harbor. A harbor is an area of deep

water that is safe from wind and waves. Even

today, people in New York City use the land and

water for work and play.

Main Idea and Details What are two

kinds of features in New York City?

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1. Talk About It Why did Berenice Abbott want to take pictures of New York City?

2. Draw It Draw pictures of buildings you would like to photograph.

Today, Berenice Abbott’s photos are some of the only pictures left of New York City buildings that have been torn down.

Berenice Abbott took photographs of New York City in the 1930s. Her pictures show what life was once like in the city.

As a young woman, she went to Paris to

learn about taking photographs. When she

returned, Berenice was amazed by how much

New York City had changed. Many tall buildings

were built while she was away.

From 1929 to 1936, Berenice took pictures of

the city’s new, modern skyline. She liked to

show new, tall buildings next to New York City’s

older buildings. Berenice also showed daily life

in New York City. She took pictures of crowded

city streets and busy train and bus stations.

She showed New Yorkers in their apartments

and at work.

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city streets and busy train and bus stations.

She showed New Yorkers in their apartments

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