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Social Studies quater 2 Final Flashcards

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Why is Europe considered separate from Asia?

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because there is a mountain barrier that goes from north to south and separates Europe from Asia.

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China, Russia, and Japan are part of which continent?

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They are part of the continent of Asia.

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Name all the Oceans

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Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean

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Which ocean is surrounded by more than 2 continents?

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Which ocean is surrounded by more than 2 continents?

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What is a compass rose?

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A design on a map that shows directions.

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Cardinal Directions and Intermediate Directions?

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Cardinal Directions:The four major compass paints of north, south, east, west used to navigate a map.
Intermediate Directions: The in - between compass points of NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST, SOUTHEAST and SOUTHWEST.

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What is the equator?

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An imaginary line that runs horizontally (side to side) through the center of the earth, dividing the northern and southern newspapers.

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What is Prime Meridian?

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An imaginary line that runs through the CENTER of the EARTH vertically dividing the Eastern and western hemispheres.

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Latitude vs Longitude?

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Latitude: The distance of north or south from the equator, measured in degrees (parallels).
Longitude: The distance east or west of the prime meridian measured.

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What is a Map key? Map Scale?

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Map Key; A small chart included on a map that gives descriptions of what symbols are used and what they stand for
.Map Scale: Represents the distance between two locations on the map.
Example: I inch on map equals i mile on the ground.

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Physical vs Political Map?

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Physical map: this map shows natural landforms. These may include and are not limited to rivers, lakes, and mountains.
Political map: Map, boundaries, countries, and territories.

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History is the study of?

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History is the study of the past, and people who study history are called historians.

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Historian study?

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When we study the past we examine photographs, letters, videos, legal documents.

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What is archeology the study of?

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It is the study of the past based on what people left behind.

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What is an artifact? What do they include?

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artifacts, objects created by and used by humans. Artifacts include coins, arrowheads, tools, toys, and pottery

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Primary vs Secondary sources?

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A primary source is an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event.
A secondary source is information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event.

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What is geography the study of?

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Geography is the study of the earth’s physical and cultural features.

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Physical vs Human Geography?

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Physical geography is the study of the earth’s land and features.
human geography—the study of people and the places where they live.

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Define landforms

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the natural features of the land’s surface.

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Weather vs climate

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climate , the pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time. Climate is not the same as weather.
Weather is the conditions at a specific time and place.

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Features that identify a region?

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region is an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas.

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What is a Linguist? Cartographer?

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Linguistic: The professional in Linguistics is able to describe, analyze and interpret data from any language, at all its levels (phonetic-phonological, morphosyntactic and semantic), through the application of various theories and methods.
Cartographer: Research, study, and prepare maps and other special data in digital or graphic form for one or more purposes, such as legal, social, political, educational, and design purposes. You can work with Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

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How do you analyze an artifact?

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Archaeologists examine artifacts and the places where the artifacts were found to learn about the past.

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What is a civilization?

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the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.

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What are some examples of achievements?

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Society’s contributions, archichitecture,art, inventions and mathematical solutions.

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Economy deals with?

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Sell and trader

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What does Religion deal with?

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Culture,beliefs and customs.

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What is social structure?

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About the people, are they segregated are they stratified or its everyone equal.

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