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Chapter 1 Test Review

Chapter 1 Test Review. Social Studies 7 February 13, 2012 Ms. Radebaugh. Terms & Five Themes. Continents: Seven large land masses Weather: Conditions in one place at a specific time Earthquakes: Caused by the shifting of the earth’s plates Geography: Study of earth and its people

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Chapter 1 Test Review

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  1. Chapter 1 Test Review Social Studies 7 February 13, 2012 Ms. Radebaugh

  2. Terms & Five Themes • Continents: Seven large land masses • Weather: Conditions in one place at a specific time • Earthquakes: Caused by the shifting of the earth’s plates • Geography: Study of earth and its people • Landform: Natural feature like plains or mountains

  3. Terms & 5 Themes Continued… • Climate: Conditions over a long period of time • Region: An area with a unifying characteristic, either physical or human • Location: Can be exact or relative; where something is on the earth • Place: Physical & human characteristics of an area

  4. Terms & 5 Themes Continued… • Movement: The transfer of goods, people, ideas, etc. • Interaction: How humans alter their surroundings to meet their needs

  5. Maps • Globe: Most accurate map of all • Hemisphere: Half the earth • Physical map: Shows landforms • Longitude: Measures distances east & west of the Prime Meridian • Robinson Projection: Flat map – rounded at the poles

  6. Maps Continued… • Thematic Map: Shows things like climate, resources, population, etc. • Latitude: Measures distances north & south of the equator • Political Map: Shows cities & borders • Satellites: Used today to make accurate maps • Mercator Projection: Flat map – severely distorts the poles

  7. Studying History: • Anthropologist: Studies culture, which is the way of life of a group of people. • Archaeologist: Learns about early people by excavating (digging up) and studying the traces of early settlements

  8. Why do we study history? • History is studied in order to learn about the past, and how it affects us today

  9. Primary & Secondary Sources • Primary Source: Something written/created by a person who witnessed a historical event • Secondary Source: Written/created AFTER a historical event, by a person who did not witness the event

  10. Mary & Louis Leakey • Found Homo Habilis fossils in east Africa • Their discoveries showed that hominid evolution began in Africa and that Homo Habilis was our ancestor.

  11. Periods of Prehistoric Time • Earliest: Paleolithic • Middle: Mesolithic • Latest (most recent to us): Neolithic

  12. Development of Hominids: • Earliest: Homo Habilis • Middle: Homo Erectus • Latest (including us): Homo Sapiens

  13. Oldest Discovered Hominids • Ardipithicus – “Ardi” About 4.4 million years old • Australopithecine – “Lucy” About 3.5 million years old

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