6Th Grade Social Studies Week 1

Front 1

Point of view based on a person's experience and personal understanding.

Back 1

Perspective

Front 2

The study of Earth's physical and cultural features.

Back 2

Geography

Front 3

An area of open land that is often used for farming.

Back 3

Rural

Front 4

The position of a place in relation to another place.

Back 4

Relative location

Front 5

The exact spot on Earth where something is found, often stated in latitude and longitude.

Back 5

Absolute location

Front 6

Local

Back 6

Issues affecting a community

Front 7

Equator

Back 7

0* Latitude

Front 8

Regional

Back 8

Issues affecting a region

Front 9

Latitude

Back 9

Lines measuring North and South

Front 10

Prime Meridian

Back 10

0* Longitude

Front 11

Longitude

Back 11

Lines measuring East and West

Front 12

Global

Back 12

Issues affecting the world

Front 13

Geographer

Back 13

This person makes and studies maps.

Front 14

What is human geography the study of?

Back 14

People

Front 15

Government is part of the study of geography.

Back 15

True

Front 16

Jobs a geographer might do are cartography, meterology, climatology, and zoology.

Back 16

False

Front 17

Human geography includes people (past and present), politics, economy, culture and landforms

Back 17

False

Front 18

Earth's processes are studied at a local level.

Back 18

False

Front 19

The cardinal directions are the four main directions and the intermediate directions the four in between directions

Back 19

True

Front 20

What are the Five Themes of Geography?

Back 20

Movment
Region
Human Environment Interaction
Location
Place

Front 21

Identify this continent

Back 21

Africa

Front 22

Identify this continent

Back 22

South America

Front 23

Identify this continent

Back 23

Asia

Front 24

Identify this continent

Back 24

Europe

Front 25

Identify this continent

Back 25

North America

Front 26

Identify this continent

Back 26

Australia

Front 27

Identify this continent

Back 27

Antartica

Front 28

Identify this ocean

Back 28

Indian Ocean

Front 29

Identify this ocean

Back 29

Atlantic Ocean

Front 30

Identify this ocean

Back 30

Pacific Ocean

Front 31

Identify this ocean

Back 31

Southern Ocean

Front 32

Desert

Back 32

Dry place where little vegetation grows

Front 33

Gulf

Back 33

Body of water surrounded partially by land

Front 34

Delta

Back 34

Wide area where a river empties into a large body of water

Front 35

Continent

Back 35

Huge land mass

Front 36

What three rivers help form the border of Texas

Back 36

Red River
Rio Grande River
Sabine River