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Unit 1- basic/intro
Vocab for Unit 1 - Intro to the course and basic knowledge
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| map that shows boundaries, cities, etc | political map |
| shows the geographic features (rivers, mountains, etc), usually uses different shades for different elevation | physical map |
| shows elevation using contour lines | topographic map |
| a document, speech, or other sort of evidence written, created or otherwise produced during the time under study. Examples: Autobiographies, news film, interviews, diaries, speeches | primary source |
| provide interpretation and analysis of primary sources | secondary source |
| the time period before the development of writing | prehistory |
| Use artifacts to study how people lived | archaeologist |
| any object made by humans | artifact |
| study the physical and cultural characteristics of humans and their ancestors | anthropologist |
| "the birthplace of humanity" | Great Rift Valley |
| studies fossil remains | paleontologist |
| remains of living things | fossils |
| studies the production and distribution of goods (trade and money) | economist |
| studies how humans interact, impact, and are impacted by their physical surroundings | geographer |