Map Skills
What map feature shows true north, south, east, and west?
Compass rose
Give an example of a landform
mountain, valley, hills, etc
How many parts does the U.S. government have and what are they called?
3 - Judicial, Legislative, Executive
What can a population pyramid show?
Ex: More of one gender, more people over the age of __, etc
Which is a major benefit of the U.S. free enterprise system: private property or no competition?
Private Property
You use this map tool to determine real-world distances from inches or centimeters on a map.
Scale Bar
Which major landform lies just west of the Mississippi River?
Great Plains
Which document first governed the United States before the Constitution?
Articles of Confederation
Why do people immigrate to the United States?
freedom, jobs, education, better life
Why did city populations increase after machines were introduced for farm work?
Machines reduced farm labor needs so people moved to cities for wor
What is the name for a map symbol explanation (shows what symbols and colors mean)?
What causes the seasons to change on Earth?
Earth’s tilt as it revolves around the sun
Which addition to the Constitution lists specific freedoms the government cannot take away?
Bill of Rights
What was the Great Migration?
Relocation of people from the South to the North
Which city is Canada’s busiest port: Alberta, Vancouver, Quebec, or Montreal?
Vancouver
What does Absolute Location use to determine the location?
Latitude & Longitude
Name the five Canadian geographic regions shown on the map in your interactive notebook
Atlantic Provinces; Quebec and Ontario; Prairie Provinces; British Columbia; Northern Land
What idea described the belief that the United States should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
Manifest Destiny
Using a population pyramid, describe one way demographers use age data to plan for services
If many elderly live in an area, planners may need more healthcare services and retirement facilities
What important transportation project was built in the late 1800s connecting eastern and western Canada?
Transcontinental railroad
Explain sequencing as a skill: give an example of how you would sequence steps to find a place using a map, compass rose, and scale
Step 1 find coordinates on map using latitude/longitude; Step 2 use compass rose to orient north; Step 3 use scale bar to measure distance
Identify which oceans border Canada.
Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific
Explain why the U.S. government divides power among branches — name one underlying principle of the Constitution.
To prevent any one part of government from becoming too powerful; principle: government receives power from the people / separation of powers.
Each half of Earth is called a hemisphere.
True
Explain why some French-speaking people in Quebec supported separatism
They felt treated unfairly by English-speaking majority controlling economy and culture; some sought independence (separatist movement)