Name the 5 themes of geography
Movement, region, human environment interaction, location, and place
The name of the Land bridge the first Americans crossed.
The Bering Strait
The Eastern and Western Hemispheres are divided by ____________?
The Prime Meridian.
The location of the Olmec Civilization
Mesoamerica
The position of a place on Earth's surface is known as...
Location
People who migrate from place to place in search of food.
Hunter-gatherers
The line that divides the Northern and southern hemisphere. Northern Hemisphere
The Equator
Latitude lines run.....
East to West
The name of the violent ball game.
Pok-a Tok
The 2 different types of location
Absolute and Relative
Explain how agriculture changed the way early people in the Americas lived
They planted and harvested crops
What hemisphere is Africa located?
All four! Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western
Longitude lines run....
North to South
Olmec believed in worshipping many different gods. Including the Jaguar god. This type of religion is called...
Polytheistic
Trade and the spread of information and ideas are examples of which theme.
Movement
How did the earliest Americans adapt to the loss of large animals?
hunted deer and fish
killed smaller prey
ate plants and animals
What degrees is the Equator?
0 degrees Latitude
The name of the state located at 40 N latitude, 110 W longitude
Utah
These artifacts were made out of basalt boulders.
Sculptures of Olmec ruler's heads.
Building dams, burning fossils fuels, digging well. and using solar energy sources are examples of...
Human environment interaction
There are 7 characteristics of civilization. Name one.
Give an example.
agriculture cities specialized labor trade
written language strong government religion
The absolute location of the North Pole.
0 North
The point of interest located at 43 N latitude, 79 W longitude
Niagra Falls
The year the Olmec civilization mysteriously disappered
400 BC