Social Studies Final Study Guide Flashcards

Flashcards covering vocabulary terms, climate zones, and other geographic concepts from the Social Studies Final Study Guide.

Physical Map

Shows the features of the Earth's surface

Political Map

Shows the boundaries of countries, cities, highways, etc.

Latitude

Distance measured in degrees, north or south from the Equator

Longitude

Distance measured in degrees east or west from the Prime Meridian

Fiord

Long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs

Llanos

Any grassy plain of South America

Loess

Fine, fertile silt

Tropic of Cancer

Latitude that is in the northern boundary of the Torrid Zone.

Climate

Different kinds of weather at a particular place over a period of time

Temperate Climate Zone

Lack of extremes in the temperature

Mestizos

Mexicans of mixed ancestry

Subsistence Farming

Crops are grown for family survival, not for selling

Haciendas

Large ranches

Tropical (Torrid Zone)

Low latitudes bordered by the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn with the Equator in the middle; temperature is hot.

Temperate Zone

Middle latitudes located from the Tropic of Cancer to the Arctic Circle and from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Antarctica Circle; Temperatures are moderate.

Polar Zone

High latitudes, are around the two Circles; Temperatures are frigid.

Miguel Hidalgo

Father of Mexican Independence

Where was the Mayan Civilization located?

On the Yucatan Peninsula

Who is the Patron Saint of Mexico?

Our Lady of Guadalupe

What is Mexico’s official language?

Spanish

What is Cinco de Mayo?

A holiday for Mexico

What is the capital of Arizona?

Phoenix

What is the capital of Delaware?

Dover

What is the capital of Wisconsin?

Madison

What is the capital of California?

Sacramento

What is the capital of Massachusetts?

Boston

Name the US boundaries

the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, Canada and Mexico

Name the middle atlantic states

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware

Name three midwest region landforms

Great plains, Ozark Mountains, Black Hills

Describe the term land of the midnight sun

The area north of the arctic circle. The sun remains visible at midnight, and it can be visible for 24 hours a day

Explain what it means that Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations

The commonwealth of nations is a group of some countries that were or are still ruled by Great Britain. Today Canada is an equal partner with Great Britain.