Social Studies Weekly Week 5

What creates the human characteristics of a place?

• people's interaction with the weather

• people's arguments with each other

• people's interaction with the physical environment

• people's interaction with their neighbors

List two examples of the human characteristics listed in the article.

• rivers and mountains

• forests and freshwater

• bridges and factories

• animals and plants

What does the theme of place describe

• climate and human characteristics

• language and physical characteristics

• climate and physical characteristics

• physical and human characteristics

What do political maps show?

• mountains, rivers, and natural resources

• borders of cities, states, and countries

• borders of forests, cities, and parks.

• buildings, climate, and natural resources.

What physical features can help create borders of countries or states?

• Oceans, rivers, mountain ranges

• cultures, buildings, and languages

• oceans, climate, and natural resources

• forests, people, and rivers

What is the definition of a political boundary?

• physical features that make one city, state, or country different.

• mountain ranges that separate a city, state, or country from another.

• real or imagined lines that organize cities, states, and countries.

• imaginary lines drawn on a map to separate land from the sea.

What are two types of environments in which services take place?

• physical and natural

• virtual and cyber

• physical and virtual

• industrial and natural

Which one of these is an example of a service?

• marketing

• fishing

• agriculture

• manufacturing

In what two additional industries are services necessary to keep the economy growing?

• design and entertainment

• transportation and public safety

• agriculture, manufacturing

• software and computing

What three things do the crops and animals depend on?

• mountains, rivers, and rainfall

• forests, parks, and natural resources

• temperature, farming and rainfall

• temperature, rainfall, soil