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SS vocab midterm
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| location | describes where something is on Earth |
| place | physical and human characteristics of a place |
| region | similarities you may find in a place |
| movement | how people, goods, info, and culture got in a particular place |
| human-environment interaction | how humans have changed a place |
| latitude | lines that run east and west around Earth |
| parallels | also called lines of latitude |
| longitude | run north and south around Earth |
| meridians | also called lines of longitude |
| global grid | latitude and longitude lines put together around Earth |
| Tropic of Cancer | located at about 23 degrees north where the temperature is temperate |
| Tropic of Capricorn | at 23 degrees south and is also in the temperate zone |
| tropical zone | zone in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
| torrid zone | another name for the tropical zone |
| Arctic circle | located above the Tropic if Cancer |
| Antarctic circle | located under the tropic of Capricorn |
| frigid zones | the Arctic and Antarctic circles |
| polar regions | also known as frigid zones |
| temperate zones | the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn |
| axis | imaginary line between the north and south poles |
| political map | shows cities, states and countries |
| compass rose | a pointer for cardinal directions |
| intermediate directions | NW, NE, SW, SE |
| key | a legend |
| scale | help you estimate actual distances on Earth |
| physical map | shows landforms and bodies of water |
| relief map | shows mountain regions |
| elevation | how far up something is |
| locator | a larger area of Earth on part of a map |
| small scale map | where a larger area of a map is shown |
| large scale map | scale that represents a shorter distance on Earth |
| distribution map | shows a pattern of something spread out over an area |
| population density | number of people living on one square mile of land |
| map projections | way of showing the Earth |
| distortions | errors in a map |
| prehistory | long period of time before written history |
| archaeology | study of artifacts |
| archaeologist | uncovers evidence from the past |
| artifacts | objects made by people long ago |
| migrate | to move from one place to another |
| Clovis | where archaeologists found a variety of human made objects |
| Ice Age | period of time where glaciers covered great streches of land |
| glaciers | huge ice sheet |
| Beringia | stretch of land between Asia and America |
| Mount Verde | where artifacts were found from a band of hunter gatherers |
| Topper Site | where small stone tools were found under the Clovis artifacts |
| Civilizations | groups of people who have a complex and organized government within a society |
| fertile | rich soil |
| Fertile Crescent | region with rich soil |
| Mesopotamia | land between the rivers |
| plateau | area high above ground |
| irrigation | method used for watering crops |
| Uruk | City state |
| Kish | City state |
| Lagash | city state |
| Nippur | City State |
| Umma | City State |
| Ur | City state |
| city state | a place where a complete government and traditions are found |
| region | place where common physical features are found |
| artisans | craftspeople |
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