Geography
What is Geography?
The Study of PER (People,Environment, and Resources)
How did the First Native Americans arrive to America?
They crossed the Bering Land Bridge that formed during the Ice Age between Siberia (East Asia) and Alaska, which allowed for people to cross from Asia by foot.
Which region did the Iroquois live in?
The Northeastern Woodlands. Present-day Northeast United States including New York.
What civilizations does "MIA" stand for?
Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs
List 4 characteristics of a Civilization.
Reliable Food Supply, Social Structure, Government, Arts, Technology, Writing System, Religion.
List 4 advantages of rivers.
Farming, Transportation, Trade, Cultural Diffusion, Bathing, Drinking Water, and Fishing
How did natural resources and environmental conditions influence Native American Tribes differently?
Each Native American Group had to adapt to their environmental conditions and resources differently to survive and thrive!
Which key natural resource did the Iroquois use and list 3 ways in which they used it.
Wood. Built longhouses and wigwams for shelter, used it to make canoes, used it for fire, and used it for making beds
List 2 achievements by the Mayans
1) Mayan Calendar 2) System of Writing 3) Books made in bark 4) Numbering System
What is economics?
The study of PDC. Production, Distribution, and Consumption of wants and needs. Involves producers, sellers, consumers, buyers, resources, trading.
What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
Movement, Region, Location, Interaction, and Place
Explain the Land Bridge Theory (AKA Bering Land Bridge AKA Beringia)
The theory that the First Native Americans crossed a land bridge that formed during the Ice Age from Siberia to Alaska to chase animals to adapt to survive and thrive!
List 3 powers/ rights women had in the Iroquois.
1) Veto laws 2) Vote 3) Own Property 4) Arrange marriages. 5) Demote and Remove sachems (Chiefs)
List 2 achievements accomplished by the Aztec
1) Medical advancements, such as treating dental cavities 2) Huge pyramid temples 3) Chinampas 4) Creation of Tenochtitlan 5) Calendar
List 2 examples of a secondary source.
Textbook, biography, thesaurus, encyclopedia, wikipedia, dictionary.
What are the lines of latitude and longitude used for on a map?
To determine location
Why did the First Native Americans decide to migrate to the Americas?
They had to follow the herds of animals to adapt to survive and thrive.
The Iroquois had a representative government. What does that mean?
Their people elected representatives to lead and represent the peopls' interests. These representatives form their Councils.
List 2 achievements accomplished by the Incas.
1) Developed Roads 2) Developed Terrace Farming 3) Medicinal Achievements, such as being able to treat head wounds 4) Calendar 5) Quipus to keep records. 6) Capital of Cuzco 7) Strong Centralized Government 8) Temple of the Sun
List 5 examples of a primary source.
Photographs, paintings, notes, journals, written laws, physical objects, maps, videos all developed at the time one is studying. Eye witness. Interviewing a person who was there at the time.
Why does geography matter?
3) Influences where people move from and to
How could the development of the Bering Land Bridge during the Ice Age be considered a turning point in human history?
This development allowed for the first people to migrate to the Americas. This allowed for Native Americans to migrate throughout the Americas, develop different tribes, allowed for the development of civilizations, such as the Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs. Finally, without the Iroquois existing, who knows what our government would be like today.
List 4 similarities between the Iroquois government and the United States Government.
1) Sharing Land 2) The Great Law of Peace was the Iroquois Constitution and the US has a Constitution as well, which is the Supreme Law of the Land 3) The Iroquois and US Government each have a process in which they can remove leaders 4) Each have a representative government 5) Each need at least a majority of representatives to vote to pass laws 6) Each local, state, and national governments (Village Council / Mayors and Local governments; Tribal Council/ Governors and State Governments; Grand Council / President and National Government) 7) Women in both are given equal rights by the law 8) Checks and Balances.
The "MIA's are MIA". Explain this quote.
The Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs are missing in absence, as each civilization disappeared through a combination of natural disasters, war, and disease.
How can we tell the difference between an opinion and a fact?
Using the HIPPO methods identfifying the Historical Context, Intended Audience, Point of View, Purpose, and Outside Information. Also, opinions contain strong, persuasive adjectives.