Social

Studies
Notes


Social Studies Project
Research the following topics about a country:
1.
Name of country
2.
Current leader
3.
Important languages spoken in country.
4.
Currency (money) used.
5.
Climate and seasons.
6.
Important product ( familiar to country )
7.
Location (continent, oceans, seas) and neighboring
countries
8.
Country flag ( need to draw and make use of colour)
9.
Name only one important citizen of country.
10.
One landmark/ destination.
11.
One animal living in country
12.
favorite sport of country
13.
Fabulous food ( unique to country)

What is the meaning of the stars on Australias flag?

How many stars are on Australias flag?

Australia
Climate:
- The normal weather for a place in each
season of the year.
- Example:
- Riyadh is a desert climate, so it is
usually hot and dry during the day.
---------------------------------------------------------------What is the climate of Australia?

 Most areas of Australia have

4 seasons (winter, spring,
summer, autumn).
However, the far north and
far south have 2 seasons
(rainy and dry).
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When are Australias seasons?

Winter:

June August

Spring:

September November

Summer:

December February

Autumn:
March May
---------------------------------------------------------------Why do almost all Australians live in the
Southwest and Southeast?

 Why do almost all

Australians live in the
Southwest and
Southeast?
Because these 2 areas have
a temperate climate and
fertile soil.

Australian Animals Word

Search
When you find all the animals, label their
classification on the back of the paper.
For example:
Bat = mammal

Bat = mammal
mammal
Emu = bird
bird
jellyfish = invertebrate
= mammal
Koala = mammal
reptile
Octopus = invertebrate
mammal
Rabbit = mammal

dingo =
finch =
kangaroo
lizard =
platypus =
shark =

1. What is the relationship between people

and the environment?
Depend / Modify / Adapt
2. Tell some examples of how people
modify Saudi Arabia and adapt to Saudi
Arabia.
3. What are desalinization plants? Why is
this important to Saudi Arabia?
4. What are aquifers?
5. What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
6. What bad effect can people have on the
environment? Give examples

1. People depend on the environment

where they live.
People need to get things like food and
water from the land.
People must modify the environment.
People change the land to make it work for
them.
People must adapt to the environment.
This means people must change behavior
to match the environment of where they
live.
For example, its a bad idea to bring a
horse to the desert, but camels have

People must adapt to the environment.

This means people must change behavior to match
the environment of where they live.
For example, its a bad idea to bring a horse to the
desert, but camels have adapted to live there.
2. They adapted by: using sand and mud for
houses.

wearing light and loose

clothes

using camels for

transportation

using air conditioning

finding different ways to get

water because there arent rivers or lakes, so

 3. Desalinization plants remove salt from

ocean water so that people can drink the
water.
4. Aquifers are a source of fresh water
underground. People can bring the water
up to use.
5. Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia.

 6. People live in different environments

and climates, so the effect is different.
People can affect the environment in bad
ways such as litter, cutting down trees,
air pollution and water pollution.
The bad effects are extinction of animals
from loss of habitat, global warming /
climate change, dirty air and dirty water.
The environment affects people because
it changes our lifestyles depending on the
climate of where we live.

What Is a Continent?

Acontinentis commonly defined as alarge land

massseparatedfromother continents by
geography (oceans, mountains)

The 7 continents of the world

Asia
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
Europe
North America
South America

The Five Oceans:

The larger portion of the earths surface iscovered by
water.
70 percent of the earths surface is covered by water,
out of which over96 percent is salt water in our
oceans.
Theselarge water bodies which surround the
continentsare calledoceans.
Though they are all interconnected, they are
generally divided into5 Oceans:

Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Southern
Arctic

 A compass uses a magnet to

point to the North Pole.
We can use a compass to:
1.Know which way is North and
then know the other directions
2.Understand directions on a map
The top of a map is usually
North
3. Learn how to go somewhere

2.

Understand directions on a map

The top of a map is usually
North
3. Learn how to go somewhere
4. Tell the direction to go from one
place to another.
Saudi Arabia is northeast of
Africa.
5. Find your location on a map by
comparing what you see on a

Test Topics
1. Continents
2. Oceans
3. Compass
4. Reading a grid map
Is China east or west of
Europe?
Is the trash can in grid box
E1?