Chapter 2 Social Studies
Test is: Tuesday, November 15th
Vocabulary:
history:
the story of what happened in a place
ancestor:
someone in a person’s family, such as a great-great-grandmother, who lived long
ago
pioneer:
a person who helps settle a new land
location:
the place where a community is found
founder:
a person who starts a settlement
Multiple
Choice:
The capital
city of the United States is Washington, D.C.
The
population of Eagle, Colorado is larger today than it was in the 1800s because
more businesses brought more jobs.
A community
that is larger than a suburb is a city.
The first
people to live in Eagle, Colorado were Native Americans.
People who
live in rural areas live away from cities and large towns.
The
Himalayan Mountains are on the continent of Asia.
Miners
discovered silver mines in the mountains of Colorado around the 1880s.
A line on a
map that shows where a state or country ends is a boarder.
A globe is a
model of our planet. It shows the true
shapes of Earth’s oceans and continents.
The founder
of the settlement that later became Eagle was William Edwards.
Maps:
the
4 cardinal directions- North, South, East, West
map
scale: is used to find the distance from one place to another
Essay:
How
has the community of Eagle, Colorado changed? How has it stayed the same?
Over
time, the population of Eagle has grown, stores and shops have been built, and
transportation routes have improved.
Eagle is the same because people still live and work there. They raise their families and enjoy parks and
activities near their home.
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