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Mrs. Manzo's Study Guide for Friday, September 21 SS Test

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Define geography   The Study of people, their environment and their resources  
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Name 3 types of primary source documents   Newspapers, Photograph, letter  
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What is Economics?   Economics is the study of how people manage their limited resources to satisfy wants and needs.  
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Name 3 examples of secondary sources   textbook, encyclopedia, article  
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How do archaeologists learn about the past?   They learn about the past by studying artifacts by digging and excavating.  
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What is an artifact?   A man-made object, characteristic of an earlier time.  
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Name two examples of artifacts   Any answer: clay pottery, marble, tools, scrolls.  
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What is the PRIME MERIDIAN?   The Prime Meridian is an imaginary longitude line that runs through Greenwich, England. It divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres  
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What is the equator   Equator: An imaginary latitude line circles the equator in the center by Northern and Southern Hemispheres  
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What is a peninsula?   A piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides  
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Give one example of a peninsula   PORT WASHINGTON  
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What is an island?   A piece of land surrounded by water  
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What is culture   A total way of life  
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What does the study of sociology teach us?   Sociology teaches us about how people behave in groups  
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Name 3 examples of landforms   Any of these: Mountains, hills, plateaus, valleys  
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What are the 3 features of a free market system?   Any of these: Consumers make choices, government has a limited role, competition is encouraged, businesses are owned by private citizens.  
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Define IMPORT   Import: a good that is brought in from another country for sale  
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Define EXPORT   Export: A good that is sent to another country for sale  
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Define CONSUMER   Someone who buys something  
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What is civics?   The study of the rights and responsibilities of you, the citizen  
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