Social studies Flashcards
Name all continents from biggest to smallest.
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Antarctica
Europe
Australia
Why is Europe considered separate from Asia?
Different history and culture
China, Russia, and Japan are part of which continent?
Asia
What is the largest desert?
Antarctica
Name all oceans
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Atlantic ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Which ocean is surrounded by more than 2 continents?
India
Which ocean is the smallest
Arctic
What is a compass rose?
A compass with cardinal directions
Cardinal Directions and Intermediate Directions?
east, west, north, south.
Nw ne sw se
What is the equator
Imaginary line running through the middle of the earth horizontally
What is prime meridian
An imaginary line running through the earth vertically
Longitude vs Laditude
Latitude runs horizontally
Longitude runs vertically
What is a Map key? Map Scale?
The small chart on the map describes symbols
shows the distance between two locations
Physical vs Political Map?
A political map shows the names of states, boundaries, and capitals.
The physical map shows landmarks, shows higher places: mountains
History is the study of?
the past
historian study
the past
What is archeology the study of?
Based on people left behind artifacts
What is an artifact? What do they include?
Created and used by humans
Includes tools art coins pottery arrowheads writings clothing toys jewelry
Primary vs Secondary sources?
Primary information gathered by someone who took part in someone who took part in the event
Secondary information gathered from others, not in the event
what is geography the study of?
Places relationships between people and environment
physical vs human geography
Physical; Landforms
Human; culture language religion
Define landforms
natural features of the earth
Weather vs climate
Climate is the weather for a long period of time
Weather is a condition
Features of a region
Language
Religion
Landforms
climate
