Social Studies Quarter 2 Final Flashcards
(23 cards)
Why is Europe considered separate from Aisa
different history /tradition/culture
Name all the Oceans
Arctic ocean, Atlantic ocean, pacific ocean, southern ocean, and Indian ocean
Which ocean is surrounded by more than 2 continents?
Indian Ocean
What is a compass rose?
A design on a map that shows directions
What is the equator?
The Imagination line runs horizontally through the center of earth dividing North and Southern.
What is Prime Meridian?
Imaginary line runs through the center of the earth vertically.
Latitude vs Longitude?
Latitude runs horizontally
Longitude: runs vertically
What is a Map key? Map Scale?
Map key is a small chart map scale:represents distance between two locations.
Physical vs Political Map?
Political map shows, states, cities, capitals
Physical: land forms
What is archeology the study of?
What people left behind/Artifact
What is an artifact? What do they include?
A artifact is made by a human being
they include art, tools, coins, pottery, writing, clothing, arrowheads,toys, jewelry
Primary vs Secondary sources?
A primary source gives information to gather by someone
secondary source Information gathered from others not in the event.
What is geography the study of?
Places and the relationship between people and their environments
Physical vs Human Geography?
Physical is landforms and
Human: culture, lang, regions
Define landforms
Natural landforms of earth
Weather vs climate
Weather is a condition of a certain time climate is weather for a condition for a long pd of time
Features that identify a region?
A language, religion, landforms, climate
What is a Linguist? Cartographer?
A linguist is person who deciphers
How do you analyze an artifact?
- Why was this object created?
- When and where would it have been used?
- Who used the artifact?
- What does the artifact tell me about the technology available at the time it was created?
5.What can it tell me about the life and times of the people who used it? - How does the artifact help to make sense of the time period?
What is a civilization?
No agriculture, no civilization
What are some examples of achievements?
Architecture, art, inventions, and mathematical solution
What does Religion deal with?
worship/beliefs/practices
What regards those in power?
politics