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FIFTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES REVIEW: THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

FIFTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES REVIEW: THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 2012-2013. Language. What is the major language of the United States?. -English. What is the major language of Latin America?. - Spanish. What is the major language of Canada?. - French and English. Climate is the pattern of.

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FIFTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES REVIEW: THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

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  1. FIFTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES REVIEW:THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE 2012-2013

  2. Language What is the major language of the United States? -English • What is the major language of Latin America? -Spanish What is the major language of Canada? -French and English

  3. Climate is the pattern of Vocabulary WEATHER OVER TIME! the act of helping to conserve (save) the environment. An example of conservation is: Conservation is Recycling! Population Density is the number of people in a certain area. A border is An imaginary line separating one state or country from another.

  4. Government • The United States government is a: Democracy Legislative Branch is responsible for: Writing Laws Executive Branch is responsible for: Enforcing Laws Judicial Branch is responsible for: Judging Laws ****The number of representatives a state has is based on: POPULATION!

  5. Hemispheres What hemisphere is... Latin America in? Western! Western! Canada in? The United States in? Western! WESTERN HEMISPHERE

  6. NAFTA NAFTA stands for: North American Free Trade Agreement The three countries involved are: Canada The United States Mexico Interdependence is: One or more countries being dependent on another country.

  7. Lines of Latitude and Longitude Lines of Latitude RUN______________ and MEASURE________________ ! Lines of Longitude RUN ________________ and MEASURE _____________ ! EAST TO WEST NORTH TO SOUTH NORTH TO SOUTH EAST TO WEST

  8. Communities A community made up of farms and homes in the country. • Rural • Urban • Suburban A community made up of buildings in the city. A community made up of neighborhoods in towns.

  9. Social Scientists A geographer is interested in looking at the geographic features of the land as well as animals and plants. • What does a geographer do? • What does an economist do? • What does a political scientist do? • What does a historian do? A economist is interested in looking at the businesses, economy, and money that an area makes. A political scientist is interested in looking at the government of an area. A historian is interested in looking at the history or past of an area.

  10. United States Regions • Which region is known as “The Birthplace of our Nation”? • Which region used to be a part of Mexico? • Which region has major wheat production? • Which region has the Sunbelt? The NORTHEAST The SOUTHWEST The MIDWEST The SOUTHEAST

  11. Documents • Which documents includes the ten amendments and protects our rights? • Who writes the laws for our country? • Which document is the highest law of the land? Bill of Rights Congress Constitution

  12. MORE VOCABULARY The amount of money made by a business. Profit: Consumer: Supplier: Justice: The person(s) buying a product or service. The person(s) providing the product or service to the consumer. Being fair.

  13. River Vocabulary What is the mouth of a river? Where the river flows into another water source • What is the source of a river? • Where is the source of a river? • What connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic • Ocean? Where the river begins In theMountains! The St. Lawrence Seaway

  14. And still more water… The St. Lawrence Seaway The Panama Canal connects... The Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

  15. Where is themouth? Where is the source?

  16. TIME ZONES • What are the 4 major time zones? • How much time separates each time zone? • Eastern • Central • Mountain • Pacific ONE HOUR

  17. Compass Rose North Northeast Northwest East West Southeast Southwest South

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