Welcome to the 4th Grade Social Studies

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Welcome to the 4th Grade Social Studies

• Ray Anastas
• Pine Crest School
• 2001-2002

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The Five Themes of Geography

• Location where is it
• Place what is it like there
• Human-Environment Interactions How does this
  place affect the lives of people living there?
  How do people living there affect this place?
• Movements How and why do people, ideas, and
  goods move to and from this place?
• Regions How is this place like other places? How
  Is it different?

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The Themes of Social Studies

• Commonality Diversity
• Conflict and Cooperation
• Continuity and Change
• Individualism and Interdependence
• Interaction within different environments

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The Tools of Geography Globes and Maps
Globes and Maps are important tools of geography.
Globes are the best models that we have of the
Earth, because the Earth and globes are both
spheres. A map is a drawing of a place. Unlike
globes, however, maps are flat. Because they are
flat, they cannot show the true shape of the
Earth. Globes and Maps are different and have
different uses.
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Latitude

• Imaginary lines that run east to west on a map or
  globe.
• Latitude lines are also called parallels.
• The Equator is the 0o latitude line.
• Latitude lines never intersect.

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Longitude

• Imaginary lines that run north and south on a map
  or globe.
• Longitude lines are also called meridians.
• The Prime Meridian is the 0o longitude line.
• Longitude lines intersect at the North South
  Poles.

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History
Studying history helps you see the links between
the past and the present. Records of the past
are made by people who saw or took part in an
event. History places people and activities in
time. Studying immigration will help us better
understand the American culture.
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Ellis Island

• From the days of its first 13 colonies, the
  United States has been a Nation of Immigrants.
• Starting in 1820, U.S. immigrants grew from a
  steady trickle to a swilling flood.
• Most early immigrants to the United States
  entered the country at New York City.
• The Ellis Island immigration center in New York
  Harbor opened in 1892.
• During the Next 30 Years, Ellis Island was the
  first stop in America for at least 12 million
  newcomers.
• Were your ancestors one of those 12 million
  newcomer?

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Thank you for viewing and I hope you enjoy
the 4th Grade. I know that I will enjoy
having you this year
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Good-bye

• Good-bye and I know that we will have a great
  year together. A little bit of work will go
  along way.
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