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Natural Features

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Students identify natural features on a map. In this geography lesson, students identify six physical features and create pictorial definitions for each term. The terms which are listed in this lesson are mountain, hill, island, river, lake, and forest.

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landscape picture maps, picture maps, lakes, mountains, rivers

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hill, lake, landscape picture map, mountain, natural features, river, social studies
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Grade
2nd - 5th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
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Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Research

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