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Unit 1
Historian Tools & US/NC Geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Five Themes of Geography | Movement, Location, Human-Environment Interaction, Place, Region |
| Location | A specific place on the Earth |
| Place | the physical and human characteristics of a location |
| Region | An area with common/shared characteristics |
| Movement | Shifting of people, goods, and ideas from one place to the other |
| Human-Environment Interaction | How people affect their environment and how their environment affects them. |
| Topography | Physical terrain |
| Natural Resource | Parts of nature used by human |
| Climate | The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time |
| Civilization | A culture that has developed systems of specialization, religion, learning, written language, art, sciences and government |
| Colony | An area of land controlled by another, usually distant, country. |
| Ethnic Group | Group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics. |
| Settlement | A place where people make a new permanent home. |
| Economic | The SYSTEM in a country that involves making, buying, and selling goods. |
| Governor | The leader of a colony or state |
| Migration | Movement of people from one place to another. |
| Historical Research | Using a variety of sources to answer a question about an event or time period. |
| Artifacts | Objects made by humans |
| Oral History | A recording containing information about the past obtained from in-depth interviews concerning personal experiences, recollections, and reflections. |
| Primary Source | An original document containing the observations, ideas, and conclusions of an individual. It is a firsthand account presented by someone present or actively participating in the event. |
| Secondary Sources | Information consist of descriptions and explanations that are created after a historical event has already taken place, sometimes using a primary source to do so. |
| Community | A group of people who live in the same area under the same government. |
| Culture | Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people. |
| Demographics | Data and numbers relating to the population and particular groups within it. |
| Bias | A particular preference or point of view that is personal and usually unfair |
| Perspective | Point of view |
| Claim | The writer's position on an issue or problem |
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