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Grade 2
Social Studies Notes
Mrs. Carnavos
1. landform- one of the different shapes of land on earth
2. hill- land that is higher than the land around it, but lower than a
mountain
3. peninsula- Land that has water on all sides but one. One of the
sides of a peninsula is joined to a larger body of land
4. lake- body of water with land all around it
5. plain- very flat land
6. mountain- highest kind of land
7. valley- low land between hills or mountain
8. island- land with water all around it
9. river- single stream of water that flows into an ocean or lake
10. plateau- land that is higher than the land around it but flat on
top
11. landform map- is a special map that uses colors to show the
different kinds of land
12. bar graph- a graph that uses bars to show and compare
information
13. Geography- the study of Earth and the people, plants, and
animals that live on earth
14. continent- A very large body of land. The seven continents
are:
1. Asia
5. Europe
2. Africa
6. Australia
3. North America
7. Antarctica
4. South America
15. country- A land and the people who live there. Our country is
the United States of America. It is on the continent of North
America. Canada is to the north and Mexico is south.
16. Ocean- a very large body of salt water. The names of the
oceans are:
1. Atlantic 2. Pacific 3. Indian 4. Arctic
17. capital- A city where leaders work. The capital of the United
States is Washington, DC.
18. state- one part of our country. There are 50 states in the
United States of America
19. location--the place where something is
20. absolute location--tells the exact location of a place (your
address)
relative location—tells what a place is near
21. compass rose--The symbol on a map that shows
cardinal directions: north, east, south, and west.
23. equator--an imaginary line that divides Earth into the
northern and southern halves. Regions near the equator are
very hot.
24. pole--point on earth farthest from the equator (North, South Poles)
25. hemisphere--half of the Earth .
26. climate--the kind of weather a place has over a long time.
27. seasons--a part of the year that has certain kind of weather
28. region--an area of land with the same features ( example:
mountain region, desert region, tropical region.)