Social Studies Study Guide

Test on Monday, September 28

Vocabulary:

absolute location ______________________________________________________________________

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borders______________________________________________________________________
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boundary
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cardinal directions______________________________________________________________________
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compass rose______________________________________________________________________
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continent______________________________________________________________________
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country______________________________________________________________________
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deposition______________________________________________________________________
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elevation______________________________________________________________________
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environment______________________________________________________________________
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equator______________________________________________________________________
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geography______________________________________________________________________
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global______________________________________________________________________
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hemisphere______________________________________________________________________
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isthmus______________________________________________________________________
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lakes______________________________________________________________________
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landforms
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latitude______________________________________________________________________
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legend (map key)______________________________________________________________________
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longitude______________________________________________________________________
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mountain______________________________________________________________________
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north pole______________________________________________________________________
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oceans______________________________________________________________________
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peninsula______________________________________________________________________
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physical map______________________________________________________________________
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primary sources______________________________________________________________________
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relative location______________________________________________________________________
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secondary sources______________________________________________________________________
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region______________________________________________________________________
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rivers______________________________________________________________________
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rural______________________________________________________________________
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south pole______________________________________________________________________
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strait______________________________________________________________________
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time zone______________________________________________________________________
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urban______________________________________________________________________
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Essay:
Be able to answer these questions in complete sentences:
1.

What are the major physical components of the world?

Example answer: The major physical components of the world include the major oceans: Indian,
Southern, Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, the equator, which is the imaginary line that separates the
earth into the northern and southern hemispheres, the seven continents, including North
America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica, and the hemispheres,
which include the northern, southern, eastern, and western hemispheres.

2. How are major physical and political features located on a map and globes?

3. What is the difference between relative and absolute location?