What history teaches you
True or False- History teaches you to repeat your past mistakes.
FALSE! History hopefully teaches you to learn from your past mistakes, so that you do not repeat them again.
Susie's parents used the car to drive her to school.
Movement
What is the difference between an artifact and a fossil?
A fossil is an imprint of something that was once alive, and an artifact is an object used by someone once alive.
What is region?
An area with one or more features that makes it different.
What is geography?
The study of places and people; the study of physical and human characteristics within a place or location
How do archaeologists help historians learn about the past?
The study old objects, or artifacts, from the past that people once used.
Orlando is in the southeast of the United States.
Region.
What is the difference between primary and secondary source?
A primary source is from someone who actually witnessed or experienced the event. A secondary source is created by someone who was not alive to witness or experience the event.
What is a map? Are they all the same?
A map is a drawing of an area. There are all different kinds with different characteristics.
Why did some early people choose to live on a mountain?
Protection from invaders, or animals for hunting
You can learn history from a primary source. What are at least 2 examples of a primary source?
(Multiple possible answers)- Diary, Letters, Court Documents, Laws
Place.
Define "culture."
Culture touches on all elements that affect your lifestyle- clothing, language, traditions, etc.
Define environment.
The living and nonliving things in your surroundings.
Geography can cause people some problems. What are 2 examples of these problems?
Food shortages, Drought, Floods, Hurricanes, Blizzards, etc.
You can learn about the past from secondary sources. What are at least 2 examples of a secondary source?
(Multiple possible answers)- history textbooks, encyclopedias, the internet
The students were able to practice soccer on the field since it was not raining today.
Human-Environment Interaction
How long is a century?
1,000 years
What is the difference between relative and absolute location?
Relative location tells you your location based on direction or what is nearby. Absolute location tells you exactly where you are, like your address or latitude/longitude.
Explain what are resources and how they affect people and their geography.
People choose to live in areas with a lot of resources! This means fertile land, animals, water, etc.
Why might it NOT be a good idea to believe in every secondary or primary source?
It depends on the point of view! A secondary source was not necessarily alive during the event, and a primary source will only show one side of what actually happened.
Passport School is 10 minutes south of the Orlando Executive Airport- identify the theme AND vocabulary term used for this example.
Location (Relative)
Define historians, and address something from the past that interests them.
Historians are people who study the past. They are interested in many things, such as how people once lived, how people survived or used resources, the languages people once used, why past events occurred, etc.
What is the difference between physical and human geography? Give an example of each.
Physical geography focuses on land features, such as mountains, rivers, and valleys. Human geography focuses on the people, like their religion, shelter, culture, etc.
Give an example of how geography can affect your culture.
(Multiple answers). Geography and climate can affect your way of life. If you live close to a river, you can go fishing and boating. If you live where it is really cold, you will use heat, fire places, and wear warmer clothing.