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The five themes of geography (movement, region, human-environment interaction, location, place)
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Help (binary/octet-stream)
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Mr. Help |
Characters, letters, or graphics on a map that represent an object in the real world.
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Volvo (binary/octet-stream)
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Symbol |
A visual explanation of the symbols used on the map
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Canvas (binary/octet-stream)
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Legend or Key |
A word or short phrase to describe something on a map | Labels |
A tool used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west). | Compass |
Horizontal mapping lines on a map. | Latitude |
Vertical mapping lines on a map. | Longitude |
A clearly visible part of the map that explains the information you will find. It will also tell the location and purpose. | Title |
is the study of the earth, its land, its people, and its environments. | Geography |
A object made by a human being.
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Artifact |
Different kinds of records and artifacts based on first person accounts.
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Papers (binary/octet-stream)
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Primary Source |
Things or information created by using original sources for information.
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Impact (binary/octet-stream)
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Secondary Source |
Surviving by hunting wild animals, fishing, and gathering wild fruits, berries, nuts, and vegetables.
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Tent (binary/octet-stream)
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Hunting-gathering |
Something that is found in nature and can be used by people. Some examples include light, air, water, plants, animals, and soil | Natural Resources |
A way of life with no permanent home. These people were wandering from place to place for resources. | Nomadic |
To move from one region into another. | Migration |
Early phase of the Stone Age which continued until about 8000 B.C. Hunting and gathering was the way of life
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Stone (binary/octet-stream)
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Paleolithic |
Humans stopped being hunter gatherers and settled down to create crops, tame animals and improve tools. This time was the last part of the Stone age. | Neolithic |
How society organizes and grows into a more advanced way of life. Cities Government Religions Social Structure Writing | Civilization |
A system used to supply water to land or crops to help them grow.
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Water (binary/octet-stream)
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Irrigation |
Cutting flat areas out of a hilly or mountainous landscape in order to grow crops. | Terracing |
Method of farming that used small, rectangular islands that were created on lakes to grow crops. | Chinampa |
A type of small independent country.
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City-State |
Places where communities first began to grow around rivers. | Cradle of Civilization |
A type of picture writing on clay tablets that was used for information and records. | Cuneiform |
A Greek word meaning 'between the rivers'. The rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates which flow through modern Iraq | Mesopotamia |
A stone temple where early people thought Gods lived. | Ziggurat |
An area known as the first "Cradle of Civilization". It curves like a quarter-moon shape. The soil was perfect for growing crops because it was near the river. | Fertile Crescent |
Able to help something grow
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Water (binary/octet-stream)
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Fertile |
An African river that is known to be the longest in the world.
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Nile (binary/octet-stream)
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nile river |
A civilization growing near the river. | River Valley Civilization |
Fine pieces of earth, clay, or sand that eventually settle out of water.
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Silt+ (binary/octet-stream)
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Silt |
A triangle of sand and soil at the mouth of some large rivers.
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Delta (binary/octet-stream)
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Delta |
A body of water made by humans for boat transportation or for bringing water to crops.
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Canals (binary/octet-stream)
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Canals |
A government ruled by a monarch such as a king or queen. | Monarchy |
A government ruled by a priest. | Theocracy |
A small group of people are in charge of the government. | Oligarchy |
A government where one person has all of the power. | Autocracy |
A society where no one is in charge and there is complete freedom. | Anarchy |
People decide on laws without someone to represent them. | Direct democracy |
System of government in which the people control the government through officials they have elected. Most democracies are set up this way. | Indirect democracy (republic) |
A government that is setup with a single leader who has complete control over all decisions
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Dictatorship |
Tribes have the power to govern themselves. | Tribal Government |
A system or organization in which people or groups are placed in order based on status or importance. | Hierarchy |
Placing something into order by groups
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Stratification |
One of the first written records of a code of law by the Babylonians. There were 282 laws that explained the rules and consequences if they were not followed
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Hammurabi’s Code |
The belief in one God. | Monotheistic |
The belief of many Gods. | Polytheistic |
A person belonging to a class of people with a high rank or title | Noble |
To tame or train a plant or animal. | Domestication |
The science and work of raising crops and farm animals; farming. | Agriculture |
Landforms of a place that make up its natural environment.
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Canals (binary/octet-stream)
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Physical Features |
A system used in the United States that has an upper, middle, and lower level. Income and education
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Claas (binary/octet-stream)
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Class system |
A system used in Ancient India where social structure is determined by birth. There were four main statuses and one group that was not considered a part of the system (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras and the Untouchables). | Caste system |
Looking at history through the families of fathers. | Patrilineal |
Looking at history through the families of mothers. | Matrilineal |
One of the world’s oldest religions that started in the Indus Valley. This belief system focuses on dharma (doing respectable things), kharma (the law of cause and effect), and samsara (the cycle of reincarnation). | Hinduism |
The most ancient Hindu scriptures that were written in Sanskrit. It is similar to the Bible
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Vedas (binary/octet-stream)
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Vedas |
The belief that after you die, you return to earth again as a human or an animal. To stop repeating the cycle, you must be free from all negative desires. | Reincarnation |
Developed by Buddha (Siddhartha Gautam). Teaches people how to end their suffering by cutting out greed, hatred and ignorance. | Buddhism |
Some of Buddha’s teachings that explain suffering in life and how to find solutions. | Four Noble Truths |
Is also known as the Middle Path or Middle Way in Buddhism. It is the path to achieve spiritual enlightenment in order to solve any type of suffering. It requires a person to always do, say and think the correct things. | Eightfold Path |
The principle that one's actions determine one's future in this life.
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Karma (binary/octet-stream)
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Karma |
The process of reincarnation which is the endless cycle of every soul's birth, death, and rebirth. | Samsara |
This happens after Enlightenment. It is a state of complete harmony, peace, or joy in both thoughts and actions. Followers work their whole life to achieve this experience or state or mind. | Nirvana |
A family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family. | Dynasty |
The idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. | Mandate of Heaven |
The cycle in Ancient China when a new family, given the Mandate of Heaven, takes charge to unite everyone. Eventually the community begins to have several problems and a new family takes charge. | Dynastic Cycle |
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