Social Studies Study Guide Test on Friday

Social Studies Study Guide for 10/22/2010

·       Students will be given a blank map of the State of Michigan and will be expected to label the following:

·       The upper and lower peninsulas

·       The five great lakes

·       The four bordering states

·       The bordering country

·       The capital

·        Students will be expected to know the difference between a natural characteristic and a human characteristic.

·        A natural characteristic is something that is found in nature that is useful to people. All natural characteristics were created by Allah (SWT).

·        A human characteristic is something that is made by human beings.

·        Examples of natural characteristics: Soil, minerals such as iron, and lakes.

·        Examples of human characteristics: railroads, buildings, bridges, cars.

·        How were the great lakes formed?

·        Huge sheets of ice called glaciers moved across the land and formed huge valleys. When the glaciers melted the valleys got filled with water and that was the creation of the great lakes.

·        The following vocabulary words are located in every students Michigan Studies notebook: Geography, Geographer, Natural Characteristics, Human Characteristics, County, State, Border, government

·        Students must know that we live in Wayne County and that the state of Michigan is made up of many counties.

·        Students must know that Michigan is one of 50 states.