Social Studies Mid-Term Test Review
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Geography is a science
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Geography describes
the physical and
cultural features of
Earth.
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Perspective is your
point of view
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Spatial Perspective is
your point of view
based on looking at
where something is
and why it is there.
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Urban areas contain
cities
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Rural areas contain
open land that is often
used for farming
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Absolute Location
defines an exact spot
on Earth
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Relative Location
describes the position
of a place in relation to
another place
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A place can be
described both by its
physical location and
by its physical and
human features
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A region is an area of
Earth’s surface with
one or more shared
characteristics
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Diffusion is the movement of ideas or behaviors
from one region to another
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Economic
Geographers study
the exchange of good
and services
Cartography is the
study of mapmaking
 Meteorology is the
study of weather
forecasting
 Climatology is the
study of Earth’s
atmosphere and how
people are affected by
the change in climate
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Landforms are shapes
on the Earth’s surface
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The shape, height, and
arrangement of
landforms in a certain
place is called
topography.
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Weathering is breaking
down landforms and
creating new ones.
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Flowing water is the
most influential force
that erodes and shapes
the land.
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Culture is a learned system of shared beliefs and
ways of doing things that guides a person’s daily
behavior
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Developing Countries
are sometimes called
Third World Countries
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Industrialized
Countries are the
world’s wealthiest
developed countries
IMPORTS
EXPORTS
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Imports include products
BOUGHT FROM another
country. (Good we buy and
bring to the U.S.)
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A country’s exports are
goods SOLD TO another
country. (Good we sell and
send to another country
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Here is an interesting list of
imports and include
imports coming into
Florida
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Here is an interesting list of
exports and include a State
by State listing
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Interdependence occurs when countries depend on
each other for resources, goods, or services
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Example: We get some oil from Mexico, and we
send Mexico computer equipment.
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An immigrant is someone who comes here from
another country.
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Popular Culture (also
called Pop Culture)
includes things like
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Movies
Literature
Music
Clothing
Food
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Long ago, huge ice
sheets covered much
of the Earth. The
Bering Sea was once
dry land and formed a
land bridge
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Early people migrated
from Northeastern Asia
to North America by
using this land bridge
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A colony is a territory
controlled by people
from a foreign land
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The Frontier referred
to land west of the
colonies that wasn’t
yet settled by
Europeans
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In July 1776, the
Continental Congress
adopted the
Declaration of
Independence
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The document stated
that “all men are
created equal” and
have the right to “life,
liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness.”
 All powers of government
come from the people
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Our Government is a
Federal system of
government.
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A Federal system of
government is a
system in which power
is divided between a
central government
and individual states.
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People who lead the
way into new areas are
called Pioneers
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The oldest European
settlement in North
America is in St.
Augustine, Florida.
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Barrier Islands and
Wetlands
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Texas is home to the
widest range of
climates in the United
States. The climate
here ranges from
humid subtropical to
desert
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Corn Belt
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Dairy Belt
Badlands are areas
that have been eroded
wind and water
 The Wheat Belt is
located in the Interior
West
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The Grand Canyon is
the largest and most
famous canyon located
on the Colorado
Plateau
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Canada has four Provinces
The Heartland
The Eastern Provinces
The Western Provinces
Canadian North
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Approximately one-fourth of Canada’s population
has French Ancestry
 Canada’s capital is in Ontario
 Canada was not influenced by
Britain or the United States