Social Studies Alive

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Social Studies Alive
Chapter 1

• Mrs. Cottrell
• 2006-2007

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Where in the world is our community?

• In chapter one we will explore our world with
  some vocabulary words.
• Once we know the vocabulary words we will explore
  maps to find where our community is.

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Where are we heading?

• By the end of this chapter we will be able to
  read about and identify

the equator, the prime meridian, and the four
hemispheres on a map. the four oceans and seven
continents. countries on a map of North
America. states and communities in the United
States.
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Vocabulary

• sphere
• hemisphere
• equator
• prime meridian
• ocean

• continent
• country
• state
• city
• town

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Sphere

• an object that is shaped like a ball.

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Hemisphere

• Half of a sphere, such as a half of the planet
  Earth.

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Equator

• The imaginary line that divides Earth into the
  Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

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Prime Meridian

• The imaginary line that divides Earth into the
  Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

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Ocean

• One of the four largest bodies of water on Earth.

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Continent

• One of the seven large bodies of land on Earth.

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Country

• An area of land with its own government.

Our countrys name is the United States of
America.
Each color represents a separate country that is
in the continent known as North America.
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State

• A smaller part of a country the United States
  has 50 states.

We live in the state of Illinois which is found
in the country known as the United States of
America, which is a part of the North American
continent.
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City

• A community that has lots of buildings and people.

Chicago is a large city in Illinois. It is much
larger than Bloomington.
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Town

• A community with buildings and people that is
  smaller than a city.