Announcements and Study Guide for the week

Greetings Family,

Isn't this weather we are having something? I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend. Also, we were so happy to see those of you who could attend the Honor Roll Assembly yesterday. Excellent work to those Homeskillets who got honor roll. Keep it up!

We will have a social studies quiz this Friday. The quiz will address Chapter 1, Lesson 2 of our social studies workbook. Please make sure you are bringing social studies books/notes home to study. In case you need it, here is a study guide:

• Important Terms
• Fertile
• Good for growing plants
• Quarry
• A place where rocks and minerals are dug out of the ground.
• Agriculture
• All types of farming, from growing crops to raising livestock
• Cultivated
• Used to raise crops
• Erosion
• The wearing away of land and rock by water.
• What are the three regions in Maryland? 
• There Atlantic Coastal Plain 
• The Piedmont Plateau 
• The Appalachian Mountains
• What is the effect of Maryland having such rich soil? 
• The state is a leader in farming. Farm products are used in many different ways.
• Describe each of the three regions in Maryland. 
• Atlantic Coastal Plain: flat, near the ocean 
• Piedmont Plateau: High 
• Appalachian Mountains: Mountainous
• What are two features that distinguish the Piedmont Plateau from the other Maryland regions?
• It is ideal for raising dairy cattle. 
• Quarries are common because many rocks and minerals are found there. 
• How are rocks and minerals from the Piedmont Plateau a valuable resource? 
• Rocks, such as granite, are processed into building materials.
• Why do people want to visit the Appalachian Mountains? 
• They come to enjoy the forests and wildlife and hike the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. 
• Use the chart on page 16. What happens to the size of the farm as the population changes? 
• The farms are smaller in higher populated areas. 
• The farms are larger in less populated areas.
• Why are state parks established in Maryland? 
• The population is growing, and people do not want to see all wild places disappear. 
• What is the effect of erosion in the state of Maryland? 
• In Maryland, erosion can cause the coastline to change. 

Good luck! Work hard. 

-Ms. Sheps