MR. HELP
Migration of Early Man
Hemispheres
and More
and More
Geography of Mesoamerica
Olmec Civilization
100
Name the 5 themes of geography
Movement, region, human environment interaction, location, and place
100
The name of the Land bridge the first Americans crossed.
The Bering Strait
100
The Eastern and Western Hemispheres are divided by ____________?
The Prime Meridian.
100
List 3 landforms located in Mesoamerica.
What is..
mountains
Peninsula
volcano
lakes?
100
The location of the Olmec Civilization
Mesoamerica
200
The position of a place on Earth's surface is known as...
Location
200
People who migrate from place to place in search of food.
nomads
200
The line that divides the Northern and Southern hemisphere.
The Equator
200
In what ways are weather and climate different
Weather is temporary, it can change.
Climate is a pattern of weather over time.
200
The name of the violent ball game.
Pok-a Tok
300
The 2 different types of location
Absolute and Relative
300
This natural resource was used to make weapons
Obsidian
300
What hemisphere is Africa located?
All four! Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western
300
Central America (Mesoamerica) is an example of this type of landform
What is an isthmus?
300
Olmec believed in worshipping many different gods. Including the Jaguar god. This type of religion is called...
Polytheistic
400
Trade and the spread of information and ideas are examples of which theme.
Movement
400
This discovery caused the first Americans to stop migrating and stay in one place.
What is Agriculture?
400
North America and South America are located in which hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
400
List 3 natural resources found in Mesoamerica.
obsidian
jade
rubber
magnetite
Quetzal (feathers)
400
These artifacts were made out of basalt boulders.
Sculpture:
17 Olmec ruler's heads.
500
Building dams, burning fossils fuels, digging well. and using solar energy sources are examples of...
Human Environment Interaction
500
Name the 2 different theories of how the first Americans came to North America
1. They walked over the Bering land bridge
2. They rode in a boat down the Pacific coast
500
The absolute location of the North Pole.
90 degrees North latitude
500
Explain how crops are affected by elevation.
*Hint: Think about elevation and temperature
Crops need different climates (temperature) to grow. The higher the elevation the cooler the temperatures
500
The year the Olmec civilization mysteriously disappered
400 BCE