Social Studies Mid-Term Test Review

 Geography is a science  Geography describes the physical and cultural features of Earth.

 Perspective is your point of view  Spatial Perspective is your point of view based on looking at where something is and why it is there.

 Urban areas contain cities  Rural areas contain open land that is often used for farming

 Absolute Location defines an exact spot on Earth  Relative Location describes the position of a place in relation to another place

 A place can be described both by its physical location and by its physical and human features  A region is an area of Earth’s surface with one or more shared characteristics

 Diffusion is the movement of ideas or behaviors from one region to another

 Economic Geographers study the exchange of good and services  Cartography is the study of mapmaking  Meteorology is the study of weather forecasting  Climatology is the study of Earth’s atmosphere and how people are affected by the change in climate

 Landforms are shapes on the Earth’s surface  The shape, height, and arrangement of landforms in a certain place is called topography.

 Weathering is breaking down landforms and creating new ones.  Flowing water is the most influential force that erodes and shapes the land.

 Culture is a learned system of shared beliefs and ways of doing things that guides a person’s daily behavior

 Developing Countries are sometimes called Third World Countries  Industrialized Countries are the world’s wealthiest developed countries

IMPORTS  Imports include products BOUGHT FROM another country. (Good we buy and bring to the U.S.)  Here is an interesting list of imports and include imports coming into Florida Here is an interesting list of imports and include imports coming into Florida EXPORTS  A country’s exports are goods SOLD TO another country. (Good we sell and send to another country  Here is an interesting list of exports and include a State by State listing Here is an interesting list of exports and include a State by State listing

 Interdependence occurs when countries depend on each other for resources, goods, or services  Example: We get some oil from Mexico, and we send Mexico computer equipment.

 An immigrant is someone who comes here from another country.

 Popular Culture (also called Pop Culture) includes things like  Movies  Literature  Music  Clothing  Food

 Long ago, huge ice sheets covered much of the Earth. The Bering Sea was once dry land and formed a land bridge  Early people migrated from Northeastern Asia to North America by using this land bridge

 A colony is a territory controlled by people from a foreign land  The Frontier referred to land west of the colonies that wasn’t yet settled by Europeans

 In July 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence  The document stated that “all men are created equal” and have the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

 All powers of government come from the people

 Our Government is a Federal system of government.  A Federal system of government is a system in which power is divided between a central government and individual states.

 People who lead the way into new areas are called Pioneers  The oldest European settlement in North America is in St. Augustine, Florida.

 Barrier Islands and Wetlands  Texas is home to the widest range of climates in the United States. The climate here ranges from humid subtropical to desert

 Corn Belt  Dairy Belt

 Badlands are areas that have been eroded wind and water  The Wheat Belt is located in the Interior West  The Grand Canyon is the largest and most famous canyon located on the Colorado Plateau

 Canada has four Provinces  The Heartland  The Eastern Provinces  The Western Provinces  Canadian North

 Approximately one-fourth of Canada’s population has French Ancestry  Canada’s capital is in Ontario

 Canada was not influenced by Britain or the United States