Social+Studies+Review


 * __SOCIAL STUDIES __**
 * Map Skills- **Latitude and Longitude-Find Cities and states using grid coordinates-

https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/maps/usa-latitude-longitude-map_WMZRM.pdf


 * Capital city **
 * //Pennsylvania-Harrisburg //**
 * //California-Sacramento //**
 * //Arizona-Phoenix //**
 * //Massachusetts-Boston //**
 * //Wisconsin-Madison //**
 * //Delaware-Dover //**
 * //Florida-Tallahassee //**
 * //North Dakota-Bismarck //**

Prime meridian- **Page 7** (0°) – the meridian from which longitude is measured both east and west, passing through Greenwich, England
 * Define- ** VOCABULARY can be found on original list of terms distributed first thing this year!

Strait- **Page 18/19**

a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Cardinal Direction- the basic directions on a map called north, south, east, and west

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">International Dateline- an imaginary line drawn north and south through the Pacific Ocean on a map, largely along the 180° meridian; by international agreement, each calendar day begins at midnight

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Plain- a broad and flat or gently rolling area usually low in elevation

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Polar Climate- the climate of the earth’s polar regions, characterized by short summers and long winters

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">South Pole- (90° S) – the southern end of the earth’s axis

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Plateau- a flat area high above sea level

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mountain <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Compass Rose <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Precipitation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peninsula <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Latitude <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lake <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Island

http://www2.needham.k12.ma.us/Broadmeadow/clipart/uslandfm.gif <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Midwest Region <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rocky Mountain Region <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Northeast Region <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Biome –Climate Zone –We will review from reports not in text
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Major Landforms **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">US boundaries- Canada/Mexico/Atlantic Ocean/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of Mexico **

TERMS

ALTITUDE – the height of land above sea level

ANTARCTIC CIRCLE (66 ½ ° S) – an imaginary circle parallel to the equator,

23 ½° from the South Pole

ARCTIC CIRCLE (66 ½ °N) – an imaginary circle parallel to the equator,

23 ½° from the North Pole

BAY – part of an ocean, sea, or lake that extends into the land

CAPE – a point of land that extends into an ocean, sea, or lake CARDINAL DIRECTIONS – the basic directions on a map called north, south, east, and west

CLIMATE ZONE – regions considered with reference to the kind of weather prevailing there

COMPASS ROSE – a symbol printed on a chart or map to show directions

DELTA (of a river) – a triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers

DESERT - a dry, barren region that is usually sandy and without trees

EQUATOR (0°) – an imaginary circle around the earth, equally distant at all points from both the North Pole and the South Pole, dividing the earth’s surface into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere

GEOGRAPHIC GRID – a pattern of lines that cross each other as latitude and longitude cross each other to find an exact location on a map

GULF – a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a gulf is usually larger than a bay

HEMISPHERE – any of the halves of the earth: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western Hemispheres

INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS – formed from basic directions: northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE – an imaginary line drawn north and south through the Pacific Ocean on a map, largely along the 180° meridian; by international agreement, each calendar day begins at midnight

ISLAND – a body of land smaller than a continent that is completely surrounded by water

ISTHMUS – a narrow strip of land bordered by water that connects two larger bodies of land

LAKE – a large body of water surrounded by land

LATITUDE – distance measured in degrees, north or south from the Equator

LONGTITIUDE – distance measured in degrees, east or west from the Prime Meridian

MAP LEGEND – an explanatory list of symbols on a chart or map

MAP SCALE – the proportion that a map bears to the thing it represents, for example, a scale of one inch to one mile

MERIDIAN - a line of longitude running north or south on a globe or map

MOUNTAIN – a landform with high elevation and a pointed or rounded top, higher than a hill

MOUTH – the part of a river where the waters flow into another body of water

NORTH POLE (90° N) – the northern end of the earth’s axis

OCEAN – the great body of salt water that covers almost two-thirds of the earth’s surface

OCEAN CURRENT – a movement of the surface water in a regular path affecting climate

PARALLELS – imaginary lines north or south of the equator representing degrees of latitude

PENINSULA – land surrounded by water on all sides but one

PHYSICAL MAP – a map which shows features of the earth’s surface

PLAIN – a broad and flat or gently rolling area usually low in elevation

PLATEAU – a flat area high above sea level

POLAR CLIMATE – the climate of the earth’s polar regions, characterized by short summers and long winters

POLITICAL MAP – a map which shows the boundaries of countries, cities, highways, etc.

PRECIPITATION – moisture in the form of rain, snow, sleet, hail, etc

PRIME MERIDIAN (0°) – the meridian from which longitude is measured both east and west, passing through Greenwich, England

RIVER – a large stream of water that flows into another body of water

SEA – a large body of salt water wholly or partly enclosed by land

SOURCE – the place where a river or stream begins

SOUTH POLE (90° S) – the southern end of the earth’s axis

STRAIT – a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

SYMBOLS (on a map) – written or printed marks, letters, figures, etc. used to represent objects or information

TEMPERATE CLIMATE – climate characterized by a lack of extremes in temperatures

TORRID ZONE – the very warm region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; the equator divides the Torrid Zone

TRIBUTARY – a stream or a river that flows into another river

TROPICAL CLIMATE – the climate of the tropics, characterized by intense heat, much rain, and a lack of seasons

TROPIC OF CANCER (23 ½° N) – the parallel of latitude that is the northern boundary of the Torrid Zone

TROPIC OF CAPRICORN (23 ½° S) – the parallel of latitude that is the southern boundary of the Torrid Zone

VALLEY – the land between hills or mountains