California Regions & Geography Pack (Grade 4)
California Regions & Geography Pack (Grade 4)
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Fourth graders read about California's coastal, mountain, Central Valley and desert regions, plot real places by latitude and longitude, and explain how geography shaped where towns grew. 14 PDF pages.
What you get: 14 printable PDF pages for grade 4 (US Letter), with an answer key and an English/Spanish family note. Instant download after checkout; nothing is shipped.
What's inside
- Reading passage: California's four regions
- Region graphic organizer
- Latitude, longitude and hemispheres reading
- Plot 9 California places on a coordinate grid
- Grid questions (highest and lowest points, coast direction)
- Landform vocabulary match
- Geography and growing towns chart
- My region page
- California geography quiz with answer key
- English and Spanish family note
California standards
California History–Social Science Content Standards. Each activity page shows its standard code in the footer.
- 4.1.1: Use latitude and longitude to determine absolute locations
- 4.1.2: Identify the poles, equator, prime meridian, tropics and hemispheres
- 4.1.3: Identify the state capital and describe California's regions and how they affect human activity
- 4.1.4: Explain how the Pacific Ocean, rivers, valleys and mountain passes affected the growth of towns
- 4.1.5: Describe how California communities vary in land use, climate and population
Written to support the California History–Social Science Content Standards; not published or endorsed by the California Department of Education.
Static, non-fillable US Letter PDF in a ZIP download. Print and complete by hand; pages print well in black and white. Answer key and a bilingual English/Spanish family note are included.
Classroom use included
One purchase covers one household, or one teacher's own students in one classroom. No resale or redistribution. Schools or districts that need more classrooms can email shopcreatorsupplyco@gmail.com for a site license. Digital download; no physical product.
Also included in a bundle
This pack is part of the California Social Studies Bundle (4 Packs, Grades K–4). If you already own that bundle, you do not need to buy this pack again.
Ideas for using these pages
After plotting the dots, connect the coastal cities from north to south and notice the long shape of the state.
Funding fit: Schools often use Title I/SPSA or LCFF funds for resources like this; your district decides.