3rd Quarter Study Guide: Social Studies

Third Quarter Study Guide for Social Studies

*Please review the textbook About My Communities Unit 4 "Learn About People (pg. 161-207) and Unit 5 "Past and Present" (pg. 212-217.)

Be able to:

-identify the meaning of key vocabulary words

-read a bar graph and answer questions using information from a bar graph

-identify the Inuit as a Native American culture

-compare and contrast people's work, interests, and talents

-explain two different points of view

-relate people's points of view to their culture and environment

-recognize how explorers led the way for settlement in new places

-explain the role of pioneers in settling the United States

-explain how immigrants bring new ideas when they move

-find locations on maps

-determine directions on maps

-give examples of family traditions

-identify the parts of a bar graph

-use a bar graph to interpret information

-identify cultural holidays celebrated in the community

-describe customs associated with cultural holidays

-explain how ideas and culture spread from one place to another

-describe how science and technology have changed communities

-compare old and new forms of communication

-write a letter to your pen pal about your clothes, school subjects, and holiday celebrations

Key Vocabulary:

·         season

·         ancient

·         modern

·         unique

·         culture

·         point of view

·         explorer

·         pioneer

·         immigrant

·         route

·         heritage

·         religion

·         tradition

·         ancestor

·         bar graph

·         holiday

·         custom

·         language

·         communication