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Equator | A line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. |
Prime Meridian | A line that separates the Eastern and Western Hemisphere. |
Political Map | Shows countries and their borders. |
Topographical Map | Geographical features in depths and elevations. |
Northern and Southern Hempisphere | Hemisphere that is divided by the equator. |
Eastern and Western Hemisphere | Hemisphere that is separated by the Prime Meridian. |
Continents | Large pieces of land(7) |
Oceans | Large bodies of water |
Peninsula | Land masses surrounded by water on three sides |
Archipelago | A large grouping of islands |
Historians | Provides facts, analysis and interpretations on various events and developments of the past. |
anthropologists | study of humans |
archeologists | People who dig up human remains and artifacts |
economists | Study of economy and people's struggle with scarcity |
Primary Source | Are original materials that have not been altered or distorted in any way |
Secondary Source | Are documents written after an event has occurred, providing secondhand accounts of that event, person, or topic. |
Nomads | (Hunters, gathers) group of 20-30 people, and their purpose was to find food, the men would hunt and fish and the women would collect berries, fruits, nuts, grains, roots or shellfish |
Neolithic Revolution | (10,000 BCE) The transition from nomadic life to farming that brought dramatic changes |
River Valley's | Areas near rivers where people would settle due to the fertile land |
Fertile Land | Great for farming, there was plenty of water and sunlight |
Traditional economy |