Social Studies (Lessons #1- 3)

In addition to the vocabulary, here are some other important facts to know:

1) There are five themes to geography: location, place, relationships, movement, and region.

*be able to match to picture (page 2 in workbook)

2)  Know the difference between a physical and a political map.

3)  Seventy-one percent (71%) of the Earth’s surface is water.

4)  Twenty-nine percent (29%) of the Earth’s surface is land.

5)  Ninety-seven percent (97%) of the water on Earth is salt water.

6)  Three percent (3%) of the water on Earth is freshwater. These can be found in rivers, lakes,  

      and streams.

7)  There are seven continents and five oceans.