Geography
Show the most accurate version of the Earth
A globe
These divide the Earth into "half spheres"
What are hemispheres?
a large division or block of time that historians use to label groups of years
era
Interprets the Laws
Judicial branch
List 3 clues you would look for to decide if an online resource is trustworthy.
where you would look for information on a map
key or legend
These types of maps show the Earth on a flat sheet of paper
What are projection maps?
an object made by people, such as tools, pottery, weapons, and jewelry
artifact
Makes the Laws
Legislative Branch
Which URL ending would identify a Web site for a charity?
.org b. .gov c. .edu
.org
shows you the distance of things on a map
scale
These lines allow us to find the absolute location of a place
What are latitude and longitude?
remains of plants or animals that have been preserved from an earlier time
fossil
Puts the laws into effect
Executive Branch
A decade is a period of time that last
ten years
what shows you directions on a map
compass rose
These types of maps show and name borders of countries
What are political maps?
firsthand evidence of an event in history; written or created by people who saw or experienced an event
primary source
What type of government do we have
representative gov't
The calendar we use today is called the ______ calendar
Gregorian Calendar
What type of map would show population density
special purpose map
Name the five themes of geography
What are: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions?
an unreasoned, emotional judgment about people and events; cannot always be trusted
bias
what type of economy do we have
market economy
A leap year is a year that has _________.
one extra day