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Places Near and Far

Geography · Places & Regions · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. A desert village and your home town always have the exact same weather.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. Which sentence talks about a place near you?

    • A desert far away has sand everywhere.
    • The town you live in is a place near you.
    • The North Pole is icy and far away.

  3. Why do people in hot places often wear light clothes?

    • To stay warm in the snow
    • To match their pet's fur
    • To stay cool in the heat

  4. A photo shows a snowy city with thick coats and sled dogs. How does this differ from a warm beach town?

    • It is hotter, so people swim all day
    • It is much colder, so people dress warmly
    • It looks exactly like the beach town

  5. Leo says, 'My street has tall buildings and a bakery.' What is Leo describing?

    • A near place, his own street
    • A far away place he has never seen
    • The weather in a snowy city

  6. People wear the same clothes in every place, no matter the weather.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. A family moves from a snowy city to a hot desert town. What will they most likely need to change?

    • Their clothes, from warm coats to light clothes
    • Their language completely
    • Nothing, since all places need the same things

  8. Ben says, 'Every place in the world looks just like my town.' What is wrong with this?

    • Ben is completely right
    • Only deserts look different from towns
    • Far away places can look very different from his town
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  1. False · Faraway places like deserts often have very different weather from home.
  2. The town you live in is a place near you. · Your own town is a place near you. Deserts and the North Pole are far away places.
  3. To stay cool in the heat · Light clothes help people stay cool where it is hot.
  4. It is much colder, so people dress warmly · Snowy cities are cold, so people wear warm coats, unlike a warm beach town.
  5. A near place, his own street · Leo describes his own street, which is a place near him.
  6. False · People dress for their weather: light clothes in hot places, warm coats in cold places.
  7. Their clothes, from warm coats to light clothes · Hot places need light clothes, not the thick coats used in cold, snowy places.
  8. Far away places can look very different from his town · Places far away often have different weather, land, and buildings than Ben's town.
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