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culture2017
Culture, Regions, and Archaeology Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| geography is...... | the study of Earth's environment and how it shapes people's lives and is in turn shaped by people's activities |
| What is climate? | The pattern of weather in an area over an long period of time |
| A physical region is...... | features that set it aside from the other regions |
| What is a cultural region? | the way the people of a region live...for example, language, beliefs, arts, activities and occupations |
| What is a custom? | a way of living that people of the same culture practice regularly over time |
| What are values? | important parts of any culture that people of their culture think are most important |
| Oral history is....... | spoken records, including stories that have been passed on from one generation to the next |
| What does it mean to excavate? | to dig or scoop out earth |
| What is an archaeologist? | a person who studies the remains of past cultures |
| An artifact is....... | an object made by someone in the past |
| What is a source? | anything that provides information or evidence |
| What is a primary source? | an artifact that was created at that time.....for example, a photograph or a letter written by a pioneer |
| A secondary source is....... | created later based on a primary source |
| A gene is...... | a tiny unit of a cell of an animal or plant that determines the characteristics that on offspring inherits from its parent or parents. |
| What are things that could cause a culture to change? | immigration, technology, war |
| What is something that was found on the Ice Man that made archaeologists change their dates as to when he lived? | the COPPER axe |
| Which items show that the Ice Man was an advanced thinker? | the bow and arrow, his shoes, his tender bag |
| Which items indicated that the Ice Man had medical knowledge? | tattoos and dried mushrooms |
| What parasite did the Ice Man have in his intestines? | footworm |
| What did the parasite in the Ice Man's intestines lead people to believe? | he had had a serious illness |
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Mrs.Verano
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