Why History Matters
Why Geography Matters
Why Civics and Government Matter
Economics and Culture and Heritage
Mixed Bag
100
The study of what happened in the past
What is history?
100
This theme of geography that describes where a place can be found. It is made of up of absolute ___________ meaning exactly where something is (longitude and latitude) and relative __________ meaning how far away something is from you.
What is location?
100
Option 1: To decide what we will do on Freedom Friday we will vote as a class. Every member of the class will have a vote and each vote will count exactly the same. The choice that receives the most votes will be the activity for Freedom Friday. In the event of a tie the class we re-vote until there is an option with the majority of the vote.
What is democracy?
100
The game we played to demonstrate economics
What is Monopoly?
100
The study of Earth's surface and the way people use it
What is geography?
200
The order of events in which they happenend
What is chronology?
200
This theme of geography describes how people and the environment they live in affect each other. It deals with how people modify the environment and how the environment causes people to adapt to their surroundings.
What is human-environment interactions?
200
Option 2: To decide what we will do on Freedom Friday I will have two teachers nominate one choice each. The class will vote on which one of the teacher’s choices they want to do for Freedom Friday. The choice receiving the most votes will be the activity for Freedom Friday. In the event of a tie the class we re-vote.
What is representative democracy?
200
The pieces of Monopoly represent what part of economics? hint: Maine's are pine trees, lobster, ships, blueberries, potatoes
What is resources?
200
What does Mr. Help's name stand for?
What is the five themes of geography: movement, region, human-environment interactions, location, and place
300
The story of an event or experience told ALOUD by a person who did not have a written language or write down what happened
What is oral history?
300
The theme of geography that describes a location by features that make it different than other locations. These features may be physical meaning formed by natures such as landforms or bodies of water or human meaning made by people such as buildings, language, or religion.
What is place?
300
Option 3: To decide what we will do on Freedom Friday Connor will decide. Whatever Connor decides will be the activity that we will do. The class can give their opinion on what they want to do but Connor has the ultimate decision.
What is dictatorship/monarchy?
300
Name one part of your culture
What is holiday, food, or religion?
300
Where people where when an event took place and what part they took in it
What is frame of reference?
400
How a person sees things
What is point of view?
400
This theme of geography describes how people throughout the world exchange goods and ideas.
What is movement?
400
What are the pros and cons of having a democratic system?
Pros are that everyone is equal. Cons are that it may take a long time.
400
Halloween originated in ancient Scotland but is still celebrated today. That means that Halloween comes from Scottish ______________
What is Heritage?
400
To look closely at an event
What is to analyze?
500
Understanding of earlier people's actions and feelings
What is historical empathy?
500
This theme of geography describes areas of Earth that are different than other areas. Examples of _____________ include New England, the Northeast, and the Great Plains.
What is regions?
500
What system of government does the United States have? hint: it is one of our options
What is representative democracy?
500
The Fourth of July is what type of holiday? (religious, family, or national)
What is national?
500
The number of branches in the United States government
What is three