Social Studies Skills
This branch studies past people and events.
History
Earth has this many continents.
7
People who hunt wild animals and gather plants are called these.
Hunter-gatherers
The movement of people from place to another is called this.
Migration
Images painted or carved on cave walls are called this
Cave art
A diary written by someone who experienced an event is this type of source.
Primary Source
This ocean lies between North America and Europe.
Atlantic Ocean
People who move from place to place instead of settling permanently.
Nomads
A drought that makes people leave home is this kind of factor.
Push Factor
Belief in one god is called this
Monotheism
A textbook explaining an event is usually this type of source.
Secondary Source
This ocean surrounds Antartica.
Southern Ocean
Paleolithic Era
Pull Factor
Belief in many gods or goddesses is called this
Polytheism
This is a smaller question that helps answer a big compelling question.
Supporting Question
"Twenty miles south of Charlotte" describes this theme of geography.
Location
This word means growing crops and raising animals for food.
Agriculture
A group leaves because food is scarce and moves toward a river. Identify both factors.
Push: Food scarcity
Pull: Access to water
A painting shows several animals and hunters. Name one thing we can observe directly.
Animals, hunters
Farming helped villages grow is a claim. Name one piece of evidence that could support it.
Example: Farming created a steadier food supply, allowing more people to live together.
People build canals to bring water to their crops. Name the theme of geography AND explain why it fits.
HEI + reasoning
Explain the major change called the Neolithic Revolution.
People began farming and living in more permanent settlements.
Explain why early people might settle near a river after migrating.
Rivers provide water for drinking and farming, and nearby land may support crops.
Why can't a cave painting of an animal PROVE that it's makers worshipped that animal?
The image is evidence that the animal mattered but it does not tell us the exact purpose or beliefs.