Social studies : Grade 5
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I-Complete the following sentences:
1- Colors that are shown on the maps stand for something ,
GREEN is used for plains , YELLOW is for deserts , BLUE is for bodies of
water.
2- LINE GRAPH shows how numbers change bigger or smaller during
a specific time period.
3- The four-figure grid is used FOR SMALL geographical areas ,but the
Latitude/Longitude grid is used for mapping THE WHOLE WORLD.
4- THE SUMERIANS built some great temples of worship ,known as
”Ziggurats”.
5- THE SUMER was the first and oldest of the three kingdoms, in
southern Mesopotamia.
6- NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE is a resource that once we have used
it , it’s gone, it’s not reproduced such as; fossil fuels, gold, diamond,
silver.
7- THE ASSYRIA was known for its great army and weapons.
8- The Sumerians started to reduce pictograms into wedge-shaped
signs called CUNEIFORM.
9- THE ARAB COUNTRIES are the largest fossil fuels producers in the
world.
10- We can locate the exact global position of any place on the world
map by finding THE LATITUDE and THE LONGITUDE coordinates.
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11- THE ASSYRIA was known for its great army and weapons.
12- Lines of longitude meet at the NORTH and the SOUTH poles.
13-LINES OF LATITUDE run east to west , but LINES OF LONGITUDE
run north to south.
14- PRIME MERIDIAN divides earth into two halves eastern and
western hemispheres.
15- RENEWABLE RESOURCE is a resource that can be reproduced such
as; trees, plants, air, animals, water, vegetables.
16- THE SUMERIANS settled near The Euphrates, where soil is fertile
for farming and domesticating animals.
17- MESOPOTAMIA is called the cradle of civilization.
18- THE GLOBAL POSITION is the point where latitude line meets the
longitude line .
19- Both Lines of latitude and longitude are useful because THEY HELP
US FIND ANY PLACE ON THE WORLD MAP.
20- HISTORICAL map is used to compare the modern map of Egypt to
the historical map of Egypt.
21- LANDFORMS map is used to show deserts, hills ,mountains
,plains, and elevations in certain areas.
22- Climate map is used by METEOROLOGISTS to predict the weather.
23-Writing was the greatest invention of The Sumerians ,because
IT ALLOWED THEM TO PASS INFORMATION TO OTHER PEOPLE.
24- The Sumerians used CLAY TABLETS to draw simple pictures or
pictograms.
25- Each part of it represents a percentage of the whole and the total
equals 100 percent, This is called PIE GRAPH.
26- THE BAR GRAPH allows us to compare between two or more
different facts.
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27- The Equator divides the Earth into two halves NORTHERN and
SOUTHERN hemispheres.
28- LINES OF LONGITUDE are measured in degrees ,starting with the
prime meridian “0”.
29- The three kingdoms that were founded in the Mesopotamia area
are THE SUMER ,THE BABYLONIA , and THE ASSYRIA .
30- The Sumerians settled near The Euphrates, because OF FERTILE
SOIL and FOR FARMING AND DOMESTICATING ANIMALS.
31- WRITING was The Sumerians’ greatest invention.
32- LINES OF LATITUDE are measured in degrees ,starting with the
Equator “0”.
33- A CIVILIZATION is a high level of cultural and technological
development.
34- The Sumerians used clay tablets to draw PICTOGRAMS OR SMALL
PICTURES.
35- THE BABYLONIA in the middle and southern part of Mesopotamia.
36- LINES OF LATITUDE are parallel, which means they never meet.
37- One of Babylonia’s greatest kings was HAMMURABI .
38- SAILORS and PILOTS use the latitude and longitude lines to locate
places on the world map.
39- Once you find the 2-digit EASTING and the 2-digit NORTHING ,you
complete the four –figure grid reference for the grid square.
40- The Assyria is in NORTHERN part of Mesopotamia.
41-A historical map shows how the WORLD looked like thousands of years
ago .
42- The political map shows CONTINENTS, COUNTRIES, cities, and borders
of each country .
43-The landforms map shows any feature of EARTH’S SURFACE.
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44- The map that shows how many people live in a country or a state is
POPULATION MAP.
45- The bottom left corner of the grid square is called VERY IMPORTANT
CORNER (VIC).
46- NATURAL RESOURCES are the resources that found in nature.
47- Egypt in historical map was divided into two parts: UPPER EGYPT and
LOWER EGYPT, and the capital of Egypt was named MEMPHIS.
48- The Sumer is in the southern part of MESOPOTAMIA.
49 -The fact that is Meteorologists use to predict the climate is THE
FARTHER A COUNTRY IS FROM THE EQUATOR,THE COOLER ITS CLIMATE
WILL be.
50 - To find the Global Position ,we start with THE LATITUDE coordinate,
then LONGITUDE coordinate.
51- The most important achievements of Mesopotamia are
DEVELOPMENT OF FARMING AND DOMESTICATING ANIMALS,
INVENTION OF WRITING AND A LAW CODE , AND THE BUILDING OF
TEMPLES AND TOWERS .
52- When we complete the four-figure grid ,we start with EASTING , then
NORTHING.
53- Both Latitude and Longitude are IMAGINARY lines.
54 -The six types of maps are POLTICAL
,HISTORICAL,POPULATION,CLIMATE,RESOURCE, AND LANDFORMS .
55- The ancient Greeks gave the name of MESOPOTAMIA , which means
land between rivers.
56- The Babylonia is in the MIDDLE and Southern part of Mesopotamia.
57 - Mesopotamia is called “The cradle of Civilization ,because of
DEVELOPMENT OF FARMING, AND ANIMALS DOMESTICATION.
,INVENTION OF WRITING AND A LAW CODE, ADVANCEMENT IN
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ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILDING OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TEMPLES,
TOWERS AND GARDENS IN THE WORLD.
58 - The Ancient Greeks gave the region the name of Mesopotamia,
BECAUSE IT’S A LAND BETWEEN TWO RIVERS (THE TIGRIS AND THE
EUPHRATES) .
59 - Line graphs show how numbers change BIGGER or SMALLER during
a specific time period.
60 - The factors that encouraged people in the past to build civilization
are ACCESS TO WATER ,FERTILE SOIL ,and NATURAL RESOURCES.
61- GEOGRAPHIC GRAPHS are drawings used by geographers to explain
certain facts and to represent them.
62- The three types of Geographic graphs are BAR GRAPH , LINE
GRAPH , and PIE GRAPH .
63-The process that people go through to start a civilization:
CREATIVITY , DISCOVERY, INVENTION .
64 - The oldest and the most famous civilizations are
ANCIENT EGYPT,MESOPOTAMIA ,AND ANCIENT GREEKS .
65- The factors that helped make Egypt an attractive site for starting its
ancient civilization that led to the building of the great Pyramids of Giza
are NATURAL RESOURCES, FERTILE SOIL ,AND ACCESS TO WATER.
66 – THE ASSYRIA in the northern part of Mesopotamia.
67 - The famous achievement of Hammurabi was HIS LAW CODE ,which
was written on clay tablet.
68 - Assyrians were eager to conquer new lands to expand their
KINGDOM.
69 - Mesopotamia is the land between the rivers THE TIGRIS and THE
EUPHRATES.
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70- A civilization is A HIGH LEVEL OF CULTURAL AND
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT.
II- Draw any bar graph and Pie graph:
BAR GRAPH
PIE GRAPH
III- Find the Four –Figure Grid for the grid square that has a circle.
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GOOD LUCK
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