Download The Target Standard 3

The Target
Standard 3
Roads between
different places
connect people
and ideas.
Did You Know?
• A place is a location that
has a characteristic of its
own. Dover is a small
city. The characteristic
that makes it different
from others is the capital
building. No other small
cities in Delaware are
capitals. Another
characteristic is Dover
Downs.
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Did You Know?
• People move from one place to another.
We call this movement migration. As
people move, they carry their language
and customs to the new place. People
coming from England might call a sink a
basin. People leaving America might still
look for McDonald’s and be surprised
when there are no hamburgers.
Did You Know?
• Roads leaving a large city
have many lanes called
super highways. They
usually will go towards
other urban areas.
Smaller roads will branch
off from the super
highways leading to
smaller cities. Single
roads will lead to towns
and villages.
Did You Know?
• Railroads and airplanes
also connect places.
These connections are
the human and physical
links between places.
Railroads carry freight,
taking the latest new cars
to rural areas. Planes
carry people from foreign
countries bringing
language and customs.
Think About It
• If you wanted to find
the latest news about
the Mideast, would
you most likely find it
from an urban or rural
newspaper? Explain
why.
The Target
Standard 4
Places that are
similar in
geographic
landscape or
culture make a
region.
Did You Know?
• What are the states that
touch the Atlantic Ocean?
Each of the states is
different and has its own
characteristics. But they
all have something in
common-the ocean.
Places that are different
but mostly have one thing
in common make a
region.
Did You Know?
• There are many schools in Delaware.
Each school has its own characteristics.
Some schools belong to the Caesar
Rodney School District. The places where
Caesar Rodney students live would be a
region.
Did You Know?
• Delaware has many
farms. The farms that
grow grains, fruits,
and vegetables make
a region. That region
might be different
than an area with lots
of skyscrapers like
Wilmington.
Did You Know?
• People can be part of many regions. We are in
the coastal region, the Caesar Rodney region,
and the suburban region.
Did You Know?
• Regions also have connections. Fruit and
vegetable regions are close to big cities
where lots of people will buy the produce.
Suburbs are close to cities to provide a
place for people to live who work in the
city. Mountain regions need stores that
sell skis for their tourists from other
regions.
Think About It
• Why might a young girl
from Mexico need to go
to a bank when she
moves to Delaware?
Now You Know
• Think about what you have learned and
how your life is affected by geography
everyday!