Geographic Skills
Map tool that divides the map into sections.
What did we call the time before the agricultural revolution when the earth was covered in ice?
the ice age
What does it mean for a plant or animal to be domesticated?
to tame in order to keep or grow, as with wild animals or a wild plant.
Why did people barter?
to get the products they did not specialize in
Lines of latitude run which direction.
East and West
Four cardinal directions
north, south, east, west
What is the agricultural revolution?
The transition from hunting and gathering to farming.
What is bartering?
to trade goods and services without using money
What led to barter society?
the development of specialization
Lines of longitude run which direction.
North and South
Intermediate directions
northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
Why were hunter gatherers able to stop migrating from place to place?
the earth grew warmer, they could grow crops and learned to farm.
What does specialize mean?
to become an expert in a particular subject, skill or trade, to produce a limited variety of goods and services.
Before the agricultural revolution people did not have time for other work because they had to spend most of their time doing what?
Hunting and gathering, looking for food
What line separates the Northern Hemisphere and the southern hemisphere
the equator
Three types of landforms that make up physical geography?
Lakes, rivers, mountains, plains, deserts, oceans.
Explain why people who specialized in different things were interdependent.
they depended on each other for food, clothing, and tools, they traded goods and services they didnt produce themselves.
What does it mean to be interdependent?
people, societies, or other groups who rely on each other for survival or success.
How did shelter change for prehistoric people in the agricultural revolution?
people could build permanent shelters because they didnt have to move from place to place
what line separates the easter and western hemispheres
prime meridian
What was the earliest know map and where was it found?
A drawing on clay made around 600 BC by the ancient people of Babylon.
How did specialization during the agricultural revolution affect society?
people became interdependent, they were able to produce goods and services more efficiently
what is cultural diffusion?
the spread of people, ideas, technology, and products from one culture to another.
How did people spend their time in the agricultural revolution?
people had time to specialize because they didnt have to spend all of their time looking for food.
Which continent falls in all four hemispheres
Africa