Name _______________________
Social Studies Study Guide Unit 1
Test Date: _______________________
Group:
Law:
Vote:
a gathering of people or things
a rule that everyone must follow
to make a choice about something
History: tells the story of people,
events, and places from the past
Map: a drawing that shows where places are
located
Symbols:
a map
pictures that stand for things on
Map Key:
mean
tells what the symbols on a map
Cardinal Directions:
west
north, south, east,
Community: a place that is made up of many
neighborhoods (North Hills)
Urban: a city is an urban area
(Pittsburgh)
Suburb: is an area located near a city
(Wexford)
Rural: an area with small towns that are
far apart (Saxonburg)
Capital: a city where the leaders of a
state work together (Harrisburg)
Our continent is:
Our country is:
North America
The United States
Our state is:
Our state bird is:
Pennsylvania
Ruffed Grouse
Our state flower is: Mountain Laurel