Communities Are Places Social Studies

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Communities Are PlacesSocial Studies

• Review
• Chapter 2 Flash Cards!

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North, South, East, West

• Cardinal directions

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Name this part of a map

• compass rose

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Name this part of a map

• Map key

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Name this part of a map

• distance (map) scale

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• Name all the parts of this map.
• Dont forget the map title!

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The imaginary line that shows where one state or
country ends is called a ____

• border

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Why is a globe better a better model of the earth
than a map?

• Since a globe is round like the earth, it shows
  the true shapes of oceans and continents

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Half a sphere is called a _____

• hemisphere

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The imaginary line that divides the world into
northern and southern hemispheres is called ______

• The equator

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The prime meridian divides the world into which 2
hemispheres?

• eastern hemisphere
• western hemisphere

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When is it better to use a map instead of a
globe.

• Maps are better to locate places that are too
  small to be pictured on a globe, such as Houston
  or your street.

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Put these communities order of smallest to
largest. city, rural, suburb

• Rural
• Suburb
• City
• Klein is a suburb of Houston

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What is the purpose of a capital city?

• This is where government leaders meet and work.

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Name the capital city of Texas.

• Austin, TX

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Name the capital city of the United States.
Washington, DC
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Who is the leader of the United States of America?

• President
• Barack Obama

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Where are rural areas?

• They are far from large towns and cities.

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Where are suburbs?

• They are next to cities.

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How many years in this time line?

• 15

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What year did Mrs. Levy become Principal of
Mittlestadt?

• 1995

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Who purchased our playground equipment?

• The PTO

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The story of what happened in a place

• history

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Someone in a persons family such as a
great-great grandmother, who lived long ago.

• ancestor

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First people to settle in a new land

• pioneers

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A new community where several pioneers gather to
settle _______________

• settlement

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A person who starts a settlement or community
is_______________

• founder
• Klein, Texas was founded by Lyle Lovetts
  great-great grandfather, Adam Klein. He and his
  wife immigrated from Germany, bought land near
  Cypress Creek and set up the Klein post office.