Unit Checkpoint
Review everything you learned about local geography, maps, primary sources, and using evidence.
Unit Review
In this unit, you learned about:
1. Reading Maps
- Maps are pictures of places from above
- Maps help us find where things are
- Maps use symbols to show different things
2. My Neighborhood
- A neighborhood is the area where you live
- Neighborhoods have homes, schools, parks, and stores
- We can describe our neighborhood using maps
3. Primary Source Analysis
- Primary sources are things from the past (photos, maps, letters, objects)
- We study them to learn how places have changed
- Ask: What do I see? What was it used for? How is it different from today?
4. Maps and Data
- Data means information or facts
- Maps give us data about places
- We use map keys, symbols, and the compass rose to find data
5. Claim and Evidence Writing
- A claim is a statement that says something is true
- Evidence is proof that supports your claim
- Use words like "because" and "the map shows" to give evidence
Key Vocabulary Review
- Map - A picture of a place from above
- Symbol - A small picture on a map that stands for something
- Map Key - A box that tells what the symbols mean
- Compass Rose - Shows directions (North, South, East, West)
- Neighborhood - The area where you live
- Primary Source - Something from the past
- Data - Information or facts
- Claim - A statement that says something is true
- Evidence - Proof that supports a claim
Unit Checkpoint Questions
Answer these questions to show what you learned:
1. What is a map?
- A) A story about places
- B) A picture of a place from above
- C) A type of building
- D) A kind of road
2. What does a map key do?
- A) Opens the map
- B) Tells what the symbols mean
- C) Folds the map
- D) Colors the map
3. On a compass rose, which letter stands for North?
- A) S
- B) E
- C) W
- D) N
4. What might you find in a neighborhood?
- A) Homes, schools, and parks
- B) Only trees
- C) Only water
- D) Nothing at all
5. An old photograph from 1920 is an example of a:
- A) Compass rose
- B) Primary source
- C) Map key
- D) Symbol
6. Why do we study primary sources?
- A) To see pretty colors
- B) To learn how places have changed over time
- C) To throw them away
- D) To make new maps
7. What is data?
- A) A type of map
- B) Information or facts
- C) A direction
- D) A color
8. A map shows 6 parks. This is an example of:
- A) A claim
- B) Data from the map
- C) A symbol
- D) A legend
9. What is a claim?
- A) A question about a map
- B) A statement that says something is true
- C) A picture
- D) A direction
10. What is evidence?
- A) A guess
- B) A hope
- C) Proof that supports a claim
- D) A dream
11. "The map shows three hospitals on Main Street." This sentence gives:
- A) A question
- B) Evidence
- C) A title
- D) A compass direction
12. Which is a good claim about a map showing many blue lines?
- A) "This area has many rivers and streams."
- B) "Rivers are made of sand."
- C) "Blue is a nice color."
- D) "Maps are confusing."
Check Your Understanding
You are ready for the next unit if you can:
- Read a simple map and find information
- Use a map key and compass rose
- Describe your neighborhood
- Explain what a primary source is
- Find data from a map
- Write a claim and support it with evidence
If any of these are hard, go back and review that lesson before moving on.
Next Steps
- Celebrate what you learned!
- Review any lessons that were challenging
- Practice your new skills by looking at maps in books or at home
- When you are ready, move on to the next Social Studies unit