Transcript Chapter 1 Test Review - Lake Mills Area School District

Chapter 1 Test Review
Social Studies 7
February 13, 2012
Ms. Radebaugh
Terms & Five Themes
► Continents:
Seven large land masses
► Weather: Conditions in one place at a
specific time
► Earthquakes: Caused by the shifting of the
earth’s plates
► Geography: Study of earth and its people
► Landform: Natural feature like plains or
mountains
Terms & 5 Themes Continued…
► Climate:
Conditions over a long period of
time
► Region: An area with a unifying
characteristic, either physical or human
► Location: Can be exact or relative; where
something is on the earth
► Place: Physical & human characteristics of
an area
Terms & 5 Themes Continued…
► Movement:
ideas, etc.
► Interaction:
The transfer of goods, people,
How humans alter their
surroundings to meet their needs
Maps
► Globe:
Most accurate map of all
► Hemisphere: Half the earth
► Physical map: Shows landforms
► Longitude: Measures distances east & west
of the Prime Meridian
► Robinson Projection: Flat map – rounded at
the poles
Maps Continued…
► Thematic
Map: Shows things like climate,
resources, population, etc.
► Latitude: Measures distances north & south
of the equator
► Political Map: Shows cities & borders
► Satellites: Used today to make accurate
maps
► Mercator Projection: Flat map – severely
distorts the poles
Studying History:
► Anthropologist:
Studies culture, which is
the way of life of a group of people.
► Archaeologist:
Learns about early people by
excavating (digging up) and studying the
traces of early settlements
Why do we study history?
► History
is studied in order to learn about the
past, and how it affects us today
Primary & Secondary Sources
► Primary
Source: Something written/created
by a person who witnessed a historical
event
► Secondary
Source: Written/created AFTER
a historical event, by a person who did not
witness the event
Mary & Louis Leakey
► Found
► Their
Homo Habilis fossils in east Africa
discoveries showed that hominid
evolution began in Africa and that Homo
Habilis was our ancestor.
Periods of Prehistoric Time
► Earliest:
► Middle:
► Latest
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
(most recent to us): Neolithic
Development of Hominids:
► Earliest:
► Middle:
► Latest
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
(including us): Homo Sapiens
Oldest Discovered Hominids
► Ardipithicus
old
– “Ardi” About 4.4 million years
► Australopithecine
years old
– “Lucy” About 3.5 million