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History flashcards
History Chp.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| geography | the study of earth and its people |
| land form | a naturally formed feature on earths surface |
| latitude | line the measures distance north and south of equator |
| longitude | measures e and w of equator |
| artifact | a human made object |
| hominid | human or human like creature that walks on two legs |
| primary source | something written or created by someone who witnessed the event |
| secondary source | something written by a person who did not witness the event |
| Paleolithic | old |
| Mesolithic | middle |
| Neolithic | new-current |
| politital maps | features ppl have created |
| physical maps | landforms-bodies of water |
| thematic maps | info on place or region |
| continents | the seven large landmasses earth is divided into |
| hemisphere | each half of earth |
| oral history | when cultures have no written records |