Social Studies - Chapter 1 Study Guide
Use the History Alive tutorial at: http://www.tutorial.historyalive.com/
Key Terms – Be sure you can define the following terms:
 Globe
 Geographic terms
 Geography
 Physical features
Facts
Identify parts of a world map: hemisphere,
equator, prime meridian, compass rose, latitude,
longitude
Name the four oceans: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian,
Arctic
(I Am A Person)
Name the seven continents: North American,
South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
(SEAN got all A,A,A’s)
Hemispheres: northern, southern, eastern, western
Map measurements: degrees of latitude and longitude
Understand and label 14 geographic terms: valley, mouth, cape, source, plain, bay, peninsula, island, gulf, sea,
mountain range, lake, tributary, delta
Identify and label key physical features of the United States: Sierra Nevada Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Great Plains,
Gulf Coastal Plain, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Missouri River, Mississippi River, St. Lawrence River,
Appalachian Mountains, Columbia River, and the 5 great lakes (Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario,
Lake Erie - HOMES)
2 points extra credit: (Must be returned the day of the
test.)
__________________ studied for the Chapter 1 Social
Studies test.
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