Ch. 8 Social Studies (5th Grade)

What is Chapter 8 all about?

• The different landforms in South America.

• Cultural groups of the Western Hemisphere

• The Inca civilization

• Anthropologists

When a person does not have a permanent home and travel from place to place, they are called ____________.

Which term is this?

"Social group of made up of families, clans, or generations that share the same customs, language, and beliefs."

• Cultural group

• Cultural area

• Tribes

• Nation

What term is this?

"Things that come directly from nature and are used to meet wants or to produce goods and services."

• Anthropologists

• Nation

• Generalizations

• Natural resources

What term is this?

"Region determined based on similar cultural characteristics of the people who live there."

• Cultural area

• Cultural group

• Nation

• Tribe

A community of people composed of one or more nationalities is called _________.

What term is this?

"Characteristics that are most commonly found."

• Cultural group

• Generalizations

• Nomadic

• Tribes

What do anthropologists do?

• Study plants

• Study animals

• Study human societies and cultures

• Study the mind

What is another term for "American Indians"? (Hint: Pg. 97 in book)

What is a cultural group?