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What is Social Studies? Note Sheet
1. Geography is the study of ____________________,
____________________, and the ____________________.
2. What are the 2 types of location? Define each one.
a.
b.
3. Absolute location uses latitude & longitude or a street address.
 Latitude runs ____________________-____________________ and is
measured ____________________-____________________. The major
line of latitude is ____________________.
 Longitude runs ____________________-____________________ and is
measured ____________________-____________________. The major
line of longitude is ____________________ ____________________.
4. What is a hemisphere? ______________________________________
_________________________________________________________
5. If you divide the Earth on the Equator, you get the ____________________
____________________ & the ____________________ _____________.
6. If you divide the Earth on the Prime Meridian, you get the ________________
__________________ & the ____________________ __________________.
7. Lines of ____________________ divide the Earth into __________ regions.
 The area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is the
____________________ ____________________ (Tropics). This area
includes the Equator.
Temperature: __________________________________
Example: _____________________________________
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The areas directly above and below the low latitudes are the
________________________ __________________________.
Temperature: __________________________________
Example: _____________________________________
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The areas that include the North Pole and the South Pole are the
____________________ ____________________.
Temperature: __________________________________
Example: _____________________________________
8. What are 2 types of government? Define each one.
a.
b.
9. List 2 pictures that could represent the Economic category.
a.
b.
10. List 2 pictures that could represent the Cultural category.
a.
b.
11. List 2 world religions. What could you draw to represent these religions?
a.
b.