Name: __________________________
Date: ___________________
Social Studies: Geography Study Guide
1. Name the 5 themes of Geography: _____________________, _____________________,
_____________________, _______________________, _________________________.
2. What are the two types of location: ____________________ and
___________________?
3. Define Geography: ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
4. Name the cardinal directions: _________________________, _____________________,
_______________________, ___________________________
5. Name the intermediate directions: ______________________, ____________________,
_____________________________, ____________________________,
6. When you relate a location to another place you are using _________________ location.
7. Name the four hemispheres: _________________________, ______________________,
__________________________, ___________________________.
8. Global Coordinates are an example of ____________________________ location.
9. What two types of Movement are there: ________________________ and
__________________________?
10. Sources of evidence that come from someone who directly experienced the event are
known as ________________________________________?
11. ___________________________ is a landform’s height above sea level.
12. The pattern of weather over time determines an areas ____________________________.
13. A natural resource that cannot be replaced is a _________________________________.
14. Moisture that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow or sleet is called
_________________________________.
15. When something in nature is useful to humans, such as air, water, or minerals we call it a
_________________________________.
16. __________________ is when soil and rocks are washed away due to wind, rain, or ice.
17. ______________________ is used to describe half of the earth.
18. A natural resource that can be reused or replaced is called a _____________________.
Five Themes Practice: Write the Theme of Geography that best explains the following statements.
1.
This theme of geography would describe the human features of a country such as; cities,
languages, and population.
__________________________________________________________
2.
This theme of geography would examine how ideas and information are spread from person to
person.
__________________________________________________________
3.
This theme of geography would use global coordinates to find a city on a map.
__________________________________________________________
4.
This theme would explain why the states of Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine,
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island are group together and called New England.
__________________________________________________________
5.
This theme of geography looks at the physical terrain of a location including the landforms and
waterways.
__________________________________________________________
6.
This theme of geography describes the consequences of modifying the land in your community.
__________________________________________________________
7.
Which theme would apply if I said that Holicong is directly next to C.B.East.
__________________________________________________________________
8.
The states that make up the Great Plains all share the same physical characteristics (low flat land),
which theme of geography best explains why we group those states together?
__________________________________________________________________
9.
This theme of geography looks at how natural resources can be useful to human beings.
__________________________________________________________
10. This theme of geography describes how information is transmitted from place to another.
__________________________________________________________
Measuring Time:
1. If the Egyptian Kingdoms united in the year 3100 B.C. how many years ago did this happen?
_________________________________________________
2. The Greeks and Persians began fighting one another 2514 years ago, what year did their war begin?
_________________________________________________
3. The Islamic Prophet Muhammad was born 1445 years ago, what year was he born?
_________________________________________________
4. The Crusades were first fought in A.D. 1095, how many years ago did these wars begin?
_________________________________________________
5. The Chinese Han Dynasty lasted from about 220 B.C. to A.D. 280, how long did their dynasty last?
_________________________________________________
Key Terms from the Social Studies Skills Unit
Relative Location
Renewable Resource
Elevation
Hemisphere
Cardinal Directions
Intermediate Directions
Primary Source
Climate
Geography
Longitude
Transportation
Mountains
Chronology
Secondary Source
Word Bank
Absolute Location
Erosion
Latitude
Plateau
Communication
Interpret
Plain
Natural Resource
Precipitation
Nonrenewable Resource
River System
Landform
Hills
Ocean
Lake
Bias
Seas
Anno Domini
1. The study of the earth’s physical and human features is called _____________________________.
2. ___________________ refers to the exact location of a place on earth using global coordinates.
3. ___________________ refers to ordering events in the order in which they occurred.
4. A _________________________ is an area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation.
5. When you compare the location of a place to another you are using _____________________.
6. ___________________________ is a landform’s height above sea level.
7. The pattern of weather over time determines an areas _______________________________.
8. ____________________ are smaller than oceans and are usually partially surrounded by land.
9. Flat level land at a low elevation is called a ____________________________________.
10. A body of fresh water completely surrounded by land is a ___________________________.
11. A natural resource that cannot be replaced is a ________________________________.
12. The movement of goods and people is known as ____________________________.
13. North, South, East, and West are the ________________________________.
14. A landform that is more than 2000 feet above sea level and has a peak. ____________________.
15. Moisture that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow or sleet is called
_________________________________.
16. When something in nature is useful to humans, such as air, water, or minerals we call it a
_________________________________.
17. A ___________________________ is the river and all the streams that flow into it.
18. __________________ is when soil and rocks are washed away due to wind, rain, or ice.
19. ______________________ is used to describe half of the earth.
20. A natural resource that can be reused or replaced is called a ______________________.
21. When studying history be aware that sources can have __________ meaning the favor one side more than
another.
22. ____________________ means “The Year of Our Lord”.
23. A ___________________________ is a source that comes from someone or something that experienced the
event.
24. The movement of ideas and information is typical referred to as ________________________________.
Timeline Practice: Use the timeline below to answer the following questions.
1. What event happened first, Benjamin Franklin moves to London, or the Declaration of Independence?
________________________________________________________________________
2. What event happened in 1790?
________________________________________________________________________
3. Approximately what year did Benjamin Franklin conduct his famous Kite experiment?
________________________________________________________________________
Cause and Effect: In the Space below create a cause and effect chart any topic you like.
Use page Tools5 for help.
Name: _________________________
Date: ___________________
World Map
Objective: Match the following items to the attached map
Bodies of Water
_____ Pacific Ocean
_____ Atlantic Ocean
_____ Indian Ocean
_____ Arctic Ocean
Continents
_____ North America
_____ South America
_____ Europe
_____ Asia
_____ Africa
_____ Australia
_____ Antarctica
Lines of Longitude and Latitude
_____ Prime Meridian
_____ Equator
_____ Tropic of Cancer
_____ Tropic of Capricorn
_____ Arctic Circle
_____ Antarctic Circle
Climate Zones:
_____ Polar Zone
_____ Temperate Zone
_____ Tropical Zone
PA Standards: 7.1 Basic Geography Literacy, 7.2 Physical Characteristics of Places and Regions