Back to basics: Geography
SOC, ECO, POL Please!
"Hello Mama Africa, how are you?"
"América central y América del sur"
CH-CH-CH CHANGES of Geography
100
Gold, Crops, Oil, Timber, Diamonds and minerals like Aluminum and Calcium are all examples of this type of geographic feature.
What are natural resources?
100
The factor that deals with the actions of government leaders is known as this.
What is a political factor?
100
For people of west Africa, this natural resource was considered as (or more) valuable than gold.
What is salt?
100
This practice, which is also a social factor, was frequently used in the Mayan and Aztec civilizations as "a debt of blood" to honor their gods.
What is human sacrifice?
200
Following Asia, this continent is the second largest continent on planet Earth.
What is Africa?
200
The figure below is an example of a _____________ factor because _____________.
What is social because it shows the ran or status of different people in a community. It shows how people are connected to one another because of their job and importance in society.
200
The map below shows the location of an Ancient African civilization that utilized oases and the Nile River to sustain its civilization.
What is Egypt?
200
This city, which was named after the Aztec god of war, was the capital of the Ancient Aztec civilization.
What is Tenochtitlan?
200
This geographic feature covers most of northern Africa. It acted as a natural barrier for ancient Egyptians, protecting them from outside invasion.
What is the Sahara desert?
300
Daily Double!!!!!
This geographic feature is similar to a mountain in that it is elevated (high) land above sea level but unlike a mountain, it has a flat surface. (Hint: There are many of these in Africa)
What is a Plateau?
300
Is the following a social economic or political factor? Explain your answer
"The kingdom of Aksum had a written script known as Ge’ez—one of the first to emerge in Africa—and it developed a distinctive architectural style that involved the building of massive stone obelisks, some of which stood over 100 feet tall."
What is a social factor because it describes the writing system and architecture of Aksum. Both writing and architecture are ways that people of a civilization can communicate their ideas with others?
300
Although archaeological evidence has proven that this ancient African civilization was constructed entirely by Africans, for many years, Europeans tried to discredit this fact by suggesting that it was constructed by the Greeks or by Africans who received help from Europeans.
What is Great Zimababwe?
300
The image below describes a system of agriculture used by the Inca people. In this system, parts out of mountains were carved out so that crops could be grown at different altitudes and climates.
What is Terrace Farming?
300
These 3 geographic features categorize the landscape of the ancient Inca civilization that made terrace farming a necessity
What are mountains, rainforests and deserts?
400
This country is the only habitable (someplace people and animals can live on) one that is also a continent.
What is Australia?
400
Spanish leader Hernan Cortes wrote this about the city of Tenochtitlan when he arrived there in 1519.
“In the city more than 60,000 souls were seen... they engaged in commerce daily exchanging food products, jewels of gold and silver, lead, brass, copper, zinc, bones, shells, and feathers."
This is an example of ___________ factor because...
Economic factor because it describes people getting the things that need either through exchanging money or natural resources.
400
This king of the ancient civilization of Mali in West Africa, was a committed Muslim and known to be one of the richest men to ever exist.
Who was Mansa Musa?
400
This is the name of the historical region where the Aztec, Maya and Olmec civilizations created cities and established governments, writing systems, art/architecture.
What is Mesoamerica?
400
The image below shows a specific agricultural practice done by many people all over the world which allows water to be transported from one place to another to make it more accessible for places where water is limited.
What is irrigation?
500
This ocean is the one you'd would fly over if you took a plane going east from Asia to South America.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
500
The map shows the borders of different countries in Central America. Explain why the map featured would be an example of a political factor of Central America.
This is political because it shows the territory owned by the various governments of the region. One leader can only make decisions for his/her territory.
500
This city which was once a part of the civilization of Mali was a cultural meeting place where people traveled from all over the world not only to trade goods, but also to learn different languages, science and technology.
What is Timbuktu?
500
Fire-Fallow is another word for this farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest to create a field. This farming method was used by the Bantu people of Central Africa and the Mayans.
What is "Slash and Burn"?