social studies Quater 2 final Flashcards
Name all Continents from biggest to smallest
Asia. Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and finally Australia
Why is Europe considered separate from Asia?
Because of religion
China, Russia, and Japan are part of which continent?
Asia
What is the largest desert?
Antarctica
Name all the Oceans
Atlantic, Indian,artic,and south pacific
Which ocean is surrounded by more than 2 continents?
Indian
Which ocean is the smallest?
Arctic Ocean
What is a compass rose?
a circle graduated to degrees or quarters and printed on a chart to show direction.
Cardinal Directions and Intermediate Directions?
North, south, east, west
What is the equator?
A line running through the middle of the earth
What is Prime Meridian?
the line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around Earth.
Latitude vs Longitude?
Latitudes are horizontal lines that measure distance north or south of the equator. Longitudes are vertical lines that measure east or west of the meridian in Greenwich, England.
What is a Map key? Map Scale?
Map scale:a ratio of the distance on a map to the actual distance of the ground.
Map kye: little box of information found at the bottom of a map
Physical vs Political Map?
Political Maps - does not show physical features. Instead, they show state and national boundaries and capital and major cities. Physical Maps - illustrate the physical features of an area, such as the mountains, rivers and lakes. Topographic Maps - include contour lines to show the shape and elevation of an area.
History is the study of
the past
Historian study?
the past
What is archeology the study of?
past cultures
What is an artifact? What do they include?
art, tools, and clothing made by people of any time and place.
Primary vs Secondary sources
Primary sources provide raw information and first-hand evidence.
Secondary sources provide second-hand information and commentary from other researchers.
What is geography the study of?
places and the relationships between people and their environments.
Physical vs Human Geography?
Physical Geography is the study of the science of spaces; it examines the structures of the world around us- both natural and man-made- as well as the formative processes of these. Human Geography is concerned with the spatial patterns of humans and human activity over spaces and places.
Define landforms
a natural feature of the earth
Weather vs climate
weather refers to short-term changes in the atmosphere, climate describes what the weather is like over a long period of time in a specific area.
Features that identify a region?
Language, government, religion, landforms
