VOCABULARY/KEY TERMS
TIME AND HISTORY!
GEOGRAPHY!
CONTINENTS AND COUNTRY!
CULTURE!
OTHER!?!?
100
This vocabulary key term refers to the study of people in social groups.
1. S_______________
WHAT IS...
SOCIOLOGY?
100
Around what worldly event is our entire system of time based off of?
WHAT IS...
BIRTH OF CHRIST?
100
This is the name for the highest elevation point in the world. In what country is it located?
MT. EVEREST ?
NEPAL?
100
This is the name for the largest and most populous continent in the world.
ASIA
100
These are the top most spoken world languages today.
1.E_____________
2. M_______________
3. ______________
4. S___________
WHAT IS...?
1. ENGLISH
2. MANDARIN CHINESE
3. HINDI
4. SPANISH
100
Correctly identify all of the following numbered states.
WHAT ARE ...?
1. PENNSYLVANIA / 2. NEW JERSEY
3. NEW YORK / 4. CONNECTICUT
5. RHODE ISLAND 6. MASSACHUSETTES
7.VERMONT 8. N HAMPSHIRE 9. MAINE
200
This vocabulary key term refers to the study of business, commerce and wealth.
1. E_____________
WHAT IS ...
ECONOMICS?
200
What do the terms B.C and A.D. mean and then translate to?
BEFORE CHRIST?
ANNO DOMINI - IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD?
200
These are the top three longest rivers in the world.
1. _____________ RIVER
2._____________ RIVER
3. _____________ RIVER
WHAT ARE ...?
1. AMAZON RIVER?
2. NILE RIVER?
3. YANGTZE RIVER?
200
Identify/name at least five countries in Europe.
ENGLAND / GERMANH / ITALY / FRNACE / SPAIN / PORTUGAL / GREECE / SWEDEN / NORWAY / FINLAND / NETHERLAND / CZECH REPUBLIC / UKRAINE / RUSSIA / POLAND
200
These are the most heavily followed religion in the world today.
1. ______________
2. ___________
3. ________________
4. _________________
WHAT IS...?
1. CHRISTIANITY?
2. ISLAM?
3. BUDDHISM?
4. HINDUISM?
200
These are the top largest countries by land-size.
1. R_________
2. C___________
3. C_____
4. B________
5. AU________
6. I___________
WHAT ARE...?
1. RUSSIA?
2. CANADA?
3. CHINA?
4. BRAZIL?
5. AUSTRALIA?
6. INDIA?
300
This vocabulary key term is used to describe the study of artifacts, history and culture.
1. A_____________
WHAT IS...
ANTHROPOLOGY?
300
These are the two different types of sources that help us understand history.
PRIMARY SOURCES?
SECONDARY SOURCES?
300
These are the five oceans in our world. Put a star next to the largest ocean
WHAT ARE...?
1. ATLANTIC OCEAN?
2. PACIFIC OCEAN ****?
3. ARCTIC OCEAN?
4. INDIAN OCEAN?
5. SOUTHERN OCEAN?
300
Please list the names of the five themes of geography.
LOCATION / PLACE/ MOVEMENT / REGION / HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
300
These are the top factors that determine whether or not a country is rich or poor.
1. CL_______
2. EC________
3. GO_________
4. SO________ DYNMAICS
5. HA_________
WHAT ARE ...?
1. CLIMATE?
2. ECONOMY?
3. GOVERNMENT?
4. SOCIAL DYNAMICS?
5. HAPPINESS?
300
These countries comprise an important international group called the G8. Judging by their flags - what are they?
WHAT ARE...?
1. USA
2. BRITAIN
3. JAPAN
4. FRANCE
5. RUSSIA
6. ITALY
7. GERMANY
8. CANADA
400
These key terms refer to the three things that determine a country being rich and successful. What are they?
1. IN___________
2. CU__________
3. GE____________
WHAT ARE...
INSTITUTIONS?
CULTURE?
GEOGRAPHY?
400
Besides BC and AD, what other labels do we use to tell time? What do those letters stand for?
BCE - BEFORE COMMON ERA?
AND CE - COMMON ERA?
400
NAME ALL THE HEMISPHERES IN THE WORLD AND WHERE DOES THE PRIME MERIDIAN PASS THRU?
1. NORTHEN / SOUTHERN
2. EASTERN / WESTERN
GREENWHICH, ENGLAND
400
Identify/name at least five countries in Asia.
CHINA / MONGOLIA / JAPAN / NORTH KOREA / SOUTH KOREA / THAILAND / RUSSIA / INDONESIA / MYANMAR / INDIA / MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES
400
Name the holy books of each of the following religions:
A) CHRISTIANITY
B) JUDAISM
C) ISLAM
A) HOLY BIBLE
B) TORAH
C) QURAN
400
These are the top most populous cities in the world.
1. T_______
2. D_________
3. S____________
4. DH_____
5. S___ P_______
6. C_____________-
WHAT ARE...?
1. TOKYO
2. DELHI
3. SHANGHAI
4. DHAKA
5. SAO PAULO
6. CAIRO
500
These vocabulary key terms refer to the four different stages of world and human history.
1. P____ HISTORY
2. A_________ HISTORY
3. M______ A____
4. MO_______ ERA
WHAT ARE....
PRE-HISTORY / ANCIENT TIMES / MIDDLE AGES / MODERN ERA?
500
DRAW A TIMELINE WITH THE FOLLOWING FIVE TIMES IN ORDER.
A) 2000
B) 2000 BCE
C) 200 BC
D) 200 AD
E) 1 AD
1. 2000 BCE
2. 200 BC
3. 1 AD
4. 200 AD
5. 2000
500
We studied different regions in the world that are not really considered part of mainland continents. What are they?
1. C_________ A_________
2. M_______ E_____
3. THE C___________
4. O___________
5. SUB-S________ A__________
WHAT ARE...?
1. CENTRAL AMERICA?
2. MIDDLE EAST?
3. THE CARIBBEAN?
4. OCEANIA?
5. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA?
500
Identify/name at least five countries in Africa.
EGYPT / SOUTH AFRICA / MADAGASCAR / MALI / GHANA / SUDAN / MOROCCO/ KENYA / ETHIOPIA / NIGERIA / LIBYA / ALGERIA / CONGO
500
These are the five themes of geography.
WHAT IS...?
WHAT ARE...?.
1. LOCATION?
2. PLACE?
3. HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION?
4. REGION?
5. MOVEMENT?
500
List the seven continents in order by landsize from largest to smallest.
ASIA / AFRICA / NORTH AMERICA / SOUTH AMERICA / ANTARCTICA / EUROPE / AUSTRALIA