NAME_____________________________________ CLASS_______
7th
Grade Social Studies Homework Assignments
Due Friday, September 8, 2006
I. Five Themes of Geography
Answer the questions below in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What
are two ways in which people interact with their environment?
2. Graphic
Organizer Skills What are the five themes of geography?
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II. Maps and Mapmaking
Answer the questions below in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What
kind of information could you get from a political map?
2. Diagram
Skills Describe the location of the Equator on the globe?
III. American Lands and Climates
Answer the questions below in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What
is the longest river system of the United States?
2. Chart
Skills Describe three of the major climates of the United States. (Use at
least three sentences.)