Social studies Quarter 2 final Flashcards
Name all Continents from biggest to smallest
Asia, Africa, North American, South america, Antarctica, Europe, Australia
Why is Europe considered separate from Asia?
Both have different culture and history
China, Russia, and Japan are part of which continent?
Asia
What is the largest desert?
Antarctica
Name all the Oceans
Arctic ocean, atlantic ocean,southern ocean, pacific ocean, indian ocean
Which ocean is surrounded by more than 2 continents?
Indian ocean
Which ocean is the smallest?
Arctic ocean
What is a compass rose?
A design on a map that shows directions.
Cardinal Directions and Intermediate Directions?
CD: north,south , east ,west
ID:Northeast, southeast,southwest, northwest
What is the equator?
A imaginary line separating the north and south hemispheres
What is Prime Meridian?
A imaginary line that divides the earth in two equal parts
Latitude vs Longitude?
Latitude: the distance of north or south of the equator
Longitude: the distance of east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees.
What is a Map key? Map Scale?
Map key is a box of information at the bottom of the map
Map scale shows the distance between a distance on the map
Physical vs Political Map?
Physical shows terrain landforms
Political separating states, countries
History is the study of?
History is the study of the past
Historian study?
Historians study about the past
What is archeology the study of?
Archeology is the study of past culture
What is an artifact? What do they include?
A artifact is a object created by a human
An artifact includes art, tools, and clothes
Primary vs Secondary sources?
Primary source : information gathered by people who were there secondary source: information gathered ike documents, articles, book
What is geography the study of?
Geography is the study of earth
Physical vs Human Geography?
Physical: Landforms, Lakes, Rivers< climate,environment human: regions, defined by religion, languages
Define landforms
earth’s flat surface, mountains, valley,.
Weather vs climate
Weather: condition at a certain a time or place climate: is pattern of weather condition in area over a long pd of time
Features that identify a region?
Language
religion
Physical like forest or grasslands climate
