History
natural features of the land's surface
what is landforms--mountains, valleys, plains, etc.
when there are not enough resources available to meet people's wants and needs
what is scarcity
the organizations and individuals who have the right to rule over a group of people
what is government
The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people
What is Culture
Why are historians interested in studying the past
What is to understand how people solved problems that they faced
Atmospheric condition at a point in time
what is weather
a person who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business
what is an entrepreneur
a written plan of government that sets forth the purposes of the government and describes how the government is to be organized
what is a constitution
the study of the Earth's physical and cultural features
what is geography
They study where groups worshiped, settled, and fought each other in order to understand how people lived in certain cultures.
Who is historians
the imaginary lines that cuts the world into north and south hemispheres
what is the equator
the activity of buying and selling or exchanging goods and services
what is trade
This type of government has citizens elect an executive and representatives who participate in government and law making; the United States has this government
what is a Republic
a system of producing, selling, and buying goods, and services
what is economy
the history of this is a collection of stories about people who share common experiences and have a common culture
What is a nation
what physical feature allowed for the earliest settlements to be made
what is rivers
the value of all possessions that a person or country has
what is wealth
a charge people pay to the government
what is a tax
the study of citizenship and government
what is civics
An example of a primary source
What is letters, diaries, artifacts, photographs, legal documents, royal commands
what are natural barriers that helped civilizations from being invaded
what are mountains or deserts
this is used to create more products at a lower cost
what is technology
ancient Greek term meaning "rule of the people"
what is democracy
all living and nonliving things that affect life in an area; this includes climate, land, water, plants, soil, animals, etc.
the environment