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Date______________________

Social Studies

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Social Studies Study Guide

Read Lesson 1 to find the answers to the following statements.

1. __________________________ is the study of people, places, and the environment on Earth.

2. A _____________________ is a large mass of land on Earth’s surface. There are seven separate land chunks.

Name all seven:

a)   __________________________________

b)   __________________________________

c)   __________________________________

d)   __________________________________

e)    __________________________________

f)    __________________________________

3. The ________________ is a line at 0© latitude which is at an equal distance from the two poles.

4. The equator divides the Earth into two parts called _____________________________.

5. The _________________________ is line at 0© longitude which divides the Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemisphere.

6. In which hemisphere , continent, and country is California located?

a)   ___________________________

b)   ___________________________

c)   ___________________________

7. What are the 4 questions geographers ask when studying a place?

a)   ______________________________

b)   ______________________________

c)   ______________________________

d)   ______________________________

8. Research the following information

4 Questions about Los Angeles

1) Where is it?  (Think about Los Angeles’ location using cardinal directions and other landforms)

2) What is it like there? (Think about places and things you find in Los Angeles)

3) Why is it there? (Think about how Los Angeles became a big city, who settled in the area first?)

4) How has it changed?

9. What is the state bird of California?  ________________________________________________________

10. What is the point farthest North on Earth? _______________________

11. What is the point farthest South on Earth? _______________________