Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Themes of Inquiry
Themes of Geography
Citizenship
Digging up the past
100

A person who understands how history influences life decisions and participates in their community

Historically informed citizen

100

This type of map shows events, places and boundaries that have changed over time

Historical map

100

This theme refers to the system of laws or authority within a society

Political

100

This is the study of the earth and its people, places and environments 

Geography 

100

What are shared aspects or similarities of Culture and Ethnicity

Traditions, customs, religions, languages, arts, skills and techniques, geography, etc.

100

A scientist who studies the human past by examining the things people left behind

 Archaeology

200

This type of map shows natural features of the earth's surface

Physical Map 

200

This type of map shows boundaries between regions, countries, states, etc. 

Political map

200

This theme refers to how a society produces money

Economic 

200

This theme will show where something can be found (exact and relative)

Location 

200

What are differences between Culture and Ethnicity 

Culture changes, Ethnicity does not

Way of life, Identity 

developed, inherited 

200

What does Cause and Effect mean

Cause is what makes an event happen

Effect is the event

300

This is an identity of a group of people or individual

Ethnicity 

300

This is the way of life of a group of people or society 

Culture 

300

This theme studies the customs, traditions, arts, values of a society 

Social

300

This theme shows how people and places are linked by transportation, communication, trade (migration)

Movement 

300

Name 2 parts of a map that help you understand it

Compass, Key/Legend, Title 

300

 Describes where something is in realtion to somewhere or something else.

 Relative location

400

These are passed down beliefs and behaviors that hold symbolic meaning and significance within a group of people

Traditions 

400

Historians use these to evaluate and interpret the past, they must be trustworthy

Credible sources 

400

This theme explains how physical characteristics of a place can influence people's interactions with the environment

Geographic 

400

This theme shows similar physical features are and how communities are impacted by them (small scale)

Place
400

Name the 3 types of maps we will use most in this class

Historical, physical, political

400

 It is shown by using coordinates of longitude and latitude.

 Absolute location

500

A record created after an event

Secondary source 

500

A record created near the time of an event 

Primary source 

500

Historians would apply this theme to understand history when asking what impact trade made on a region or society 

Economic 

500

This theme is defines what the similar geographical features are and what human and cultural traits are (larger scale)

Regions

500

What are 3 different types of physical features on a map

Bodies of water, mountains, plains, deserts, trees

500

 What is the study of land and people.It involves the relationship between people, their environment, and their resources.

Geography

600

What is an example of a primary source 

Newspaper, interviews, autobiographies, diaries, letters

600

What is an example of a secondary source 

Textbooks, encyclopedias, historical accounts, biographies 

600

Historians would apply this theme to understand history when asking what types of conflicts or wars were going on during the time period

Political 

600

This theme shows how people interact/ change/ adapt to their environments

Human Environment Interaction 

600

This can impact culture by determining the types of food and homes societies can eat and build.

Geography 

600

 The five themes of Geography 

 Movement, Region, Location, Interaction, and place

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