Knowledge+&+Skills

__**KNOWLEDGE**__ ﻿Students will know:
 * the location of states, regions, and neighboring countries
 * regional features including natural resources, industry, economy, etc.
 * the geography of the United States including landforms, bodies of water, etc.
 * the capitals of each state
 * the postal abbreviations for each state
 * the structure of our government

**__SKILLS__** Students will know how to: > study for various kinds of testsmemorize states, capitals, postal codes
 * read various kinds of maps (resource, political, physical, elevation, precipitation)
 * identify the cardinal and intermediate directions
 * summarize nonfiction text
 * independently follow the steps of the writing process for nonfiction writing
 * take notes from a nonfiction source