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History flashcards
History Chp.1
Term | Definition |
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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 |