Social Studies Basics
One of the four branches of social studies that studies places and locations.
What is Geography?
This tool on a map shows North, South, East, and West.
What is a Compass Rose?
The Northeast is located in this part of the United States.
What is the upper right corner?
The South is known for what type of climate?
What is warm climate?
The Midwest is known as _______.
What is "America's Heartland"?
This branch of social studies focuses on past events.
What is History?
A map that shows mountains, rivers, and landforms.
What is a Physical Map?
New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts are examples of states in this region.
What is the Northeast?
Kentucky and Tennessee are states in this region.
What is the South?
What types of crops are commonly grown in the Midwest?
What are corn, soybeans, and wheat?
Voting and laws are examples of this branch of social studies.
What is Civics?
A map that shows states, countries, and borders.
What is a Political Map?
The Northeast is known for what?
What are large cities and historical landmarks?
Two important crops grown in the South.
What are cotton and peanuts?
This is the largest U.S. region.
What is the West?
The study of money, goods, and services.
What is Economics?
These lines help locate places north and south of the Equator.
What are Latitude Lines?
The Northeast experiences these seasons.
What is Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
This South is known for its _____.
What is music, food, and hospitality?
This landmark is located in the West region.
What is the Grand Canyon?
Name all four branches of social studies.
What are History, Geography, Civics, and Economics?
These lines help locate places east and west of the Prime Meridian.
What are Longitude Lines?
Name two states found in the Northeast.
What are any two of the following: New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts?
Name four states found in the South from the reading.
What are Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Texas?
Name three different landforms found in the West.
What are deserts, mountains, forests, and coastlines? (Any three)