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S.S Vocab Ch. 1 & 2
Vocabulary for Chapters 1 and 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The things people believe are most important in life | Values |
| The distance east or weat of the prime meridian measured by imaginary lines that run north and south on a map or globe. | Longitude |
| An area with common features that set it apart from other areas. | Reigon |
| The way of life of a group of people at a particular time that includes their daily habits, beliefs, and arts. | Culture |
| The distance north or sount of the equator measured by imaginary lines tat run east and west in the globe. | Latitude |
| the studt of Earth | Geography |
| A weather pattern of an area over a long period of time | Climate |
| A physical feature such as a mountain range, plain, or plateau. | Landforms |
| A unit of measurment describing the distance between lines of lattitued and longitude. | Degree |
| A way of living that people practice regularly over time. | Custom |
| Before written records were kept, people passed on their history by word of mouth or ____ _________. | Oral Tradition |
| A written study of the past that is being based on a primary source is called a _________ ______. | Secondary Source |
| An object made by someone in the past is an ________. | Artifact |
| The scrapbook that Nina found in her grandfather's attic is a example of a _________ ______. | Primary Source |
| ___________ is the study of the remains of past cultures. | Archaeology |
| _______ can be identified as the story of the past. | History |
| The time before the development of writing is called __________. | Prehistory |
| ___________ often involves the serch for artifacts. | Archaeology |
| Stories and legends were passed on during prehistory through _______ _______. | primary sources |
| Arcoaeologists often dig up, or ________ historical sites. | Excavate |