1. FIFTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES REVIEW: THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

2. Language -English -French and English
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. Vocabulary the number of people in a certain area.
WEATHER
OVER TIME!
Climate is the pattern of
Conservation is
the act of helping to conserve
(save) the environment.
An example of 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 Western! Western! Western! WESTERN HEMISPHERE
What hemisphere is...
Latin America in?
Western!
Canada in?
Western!
The United States in?
Western!
WESTERN HEMISPHERE

6. NAFTA Canada The United States Mexico
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 political scientist is interested in looking at
What does a geographer do?
What does an economist do?
What does a political scientist do?
What does a historian do?
A geographer is interested in looking at
the geographic features of the land as well as animals and plants.
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 The NORTHEAST The SOUTHWEST The MIDWEST
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 Bill of Rights Congress Constitution
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 amount of money made by a business.
                 
The person(s) buying a product or service.
The person(s) providing the product or
service to the consumer.
Being fair.

13. River Vocabulary The St. Lawrence Seaway
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 the Mountains!
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 the source?
Where is the mouth?

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

17. Compass Rose North Northeast Northwest East West Southwest Southeast