1st Semester Social Studies Study Guide
SOL 2.2 – American Indian Culture
Region
Indians
Homes
Occupations
Transportation
Eastern
Woodlands
Powhatan
Wood frame
houses with
bark/reed
covering
(longhouses)
Fisherman,
hunters, farmers
Walked, paddled
canoes
Plains
Lakota
Teepees
Hunters,
horsemen
Walked, used
horses
Southwest
Pueblo
Multi-story
Farmers, hunters
terraced buildings
(adobes)
walked
QUESTIONS:
1.
Which tribe(s) were hunters?
2.
Which tribe(s) were farmers?
3.
Which tribe(s) walked?
4.
Which region had a lot of trees?
5.
Name the region where people lived in adobe homes?
6.
Name the region that allowed the tribe to travel as it followed its food?
Make sure that you know the information in the chart.
SOL 2.3 Changes in community life over time
Buildings
Life in the PAST
New Invention
Life in the PRESENT
Log cabin
Steel
Tall office buildings
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Jobs
Clothes made with
needle and thread
Sewing machine
Clothes made in
factories
Transportation
Horse and buggy
Gasoline engine
Cars, trucks, and buses
Population
Few people lived in
small towns
Paved roads
Thousands of people
live in large cities
Community: a place where people live, work, and play
Population: the number of people living in a community
Transportation: a way of moving people and things from one place to another.
QUESITONS:
1.
How were the buildings different in the past?
2.
How did the buildings change over time?
3.
Why was it harder to make clothes in the past?
4.
What invention made it easier to make clothes?
5.
How has transportation changed over time?
6.
How did paved roads change the population of an area?
SOL 2.4 Map Skills
locating where Powhatan, Lakota, and Pueblo are located on a map of USA
Each group used their environment in different ways.
Country or Region
Climate
EASTERN
WOODLAND
The Eastern
Woodlands had mild
winters and hot,
humid summers.
PLAINS
The Plains had hot
summers and harsh, cold
winters.
SOUTHWEST
The Southwest had
hot days, cold night,
and little rainfall.
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Environment: Land /
Water Features
Culture
The Eastern
Woodlands had
rivers, hills,
mountains, and
coastland. There
were forests and a
variety of plant life.
The Plains had flat land
with few trees, prairies,
rolling hills, and grasses.
The Southwest was
mostly high flatlands
with cactus.
The Powhatan
farmed, fished,
hunted, used trees for
homes and canoes,
and gathered plants
for food.
The Lakota moved
around the region and
used horses for
transportation.
The Pueblo farmed the
land and lived in
villages in adobe
(clay) houses.
QUESTIONS:
1. What were the E. Woodlands and the Plains region different?
2. How is the climate in the E. Woodlands different from the Plains and the Southwest regions?
3. Describe the land and water features of the Southwest region?
4. Describe the land and water features of the Plains region?
5. Describe the land and water features of the Eastern Woodlands region?
6. How did the Powhatans use their environment to help them live?
7. How did the Lakota use their environment to help them live?
8. How did the Pueblo use their environment to help them live?
9. Define adaptation.
Climate: the kind of weather an area has over a long period of time.
Environment: surroundings like trees, roads, buildings, mountains, and rivers.
Land: the part of the Earth’s surface that is not water.
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♦ United States is located in North America.
♦ Powhatan lived in the Eastern Woodlands Regions of the US.
♦ Lakota lived in the Plains Regions of the US.
♦ Pueblo people lived in the Southwest Region of the US.
SOL 2.5 Locate continents, oceans, and regions of the world and USA
Maps can be used to locate land and water features.
Maps and globes help people to study the Earth.
The Seven Continents:
North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe
The Oceans:
Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean
Rivers, Mountain ranges, and lakes of the US:
Locate JAMES RIVER, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, RIO GRANDE
Locate APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Locate GREAT LAKES
Continent: a large body of land on the Earth.
Equator: an imaginary line that goes from east to west around the middle of the Earth.
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THE UNITED STATES
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SOL 2.6 Map Skills:
People who make maps include a map title, map legend, and compass rose.
A map is a flat drawing that shows what places look like from above and where they are located.
A map legend included symbols that represent objects and places. (map key)
Compass rose: a symbol that shows direction on maps and globes.
Map legend: a list of shapes and symbols used on a map and an explanation of what each stands
for.
Map title: the name or kind of map.
SOL 2.10 Good Citizenship
A good citizen has a varied of responsibilities:
Respecting and protecting the rights and property of others
Taking part in the voting process when making classroom decisions.
Tell how actions can improve the school and community (ex: picking up trash)
Having self discipline and self reliance (doing things independently with confidence)
Practicing honesty and trustworthiness
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QUESTIONS:
1. How can you be a good citizen at school?
2. If your class wants to play one game and there are many choices, what would be the best
way to decide on one game?
SOL 2.12 Government
Voters in Virginia’s cities and counties elect officials to make decisions for them in the state and
local government.
People living in VA have different ethnic origins, customs, and traditions and participate in the
communities by practicing the responsibilities of being a good citizen.
All people even though they are different, are united as Americans by common goals and
traditions.
Keeping people and properties safe
Participating in school and community activities
Being honest and trustworthy.
QUESTIONS:
1. Who makes the decisions in our state and local governments?
2. How are the people in Virginia and the United States different?
3. How are all people in the United States united?
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