Geography Skills
Five themes of geography and Geography
Paleolithic era
Neolithic era
Prehistory
100

The study of Earth and its people.

What is geography?

100

A round representation of the Earth.

What is a globe?

100

The definition of Paleolithic.

What is old stone?

100

The definition of Neolithic.

What is new stone?

100

Remains of bones, teeth, and organisms that lived long ago.

What are fossils?

200

Seven large land masses.

What are continents?

200

A physical characteristic of a place. (name one)

What are mountains? Oceans? Plains? Lakes?

200

People who moved around in search for food.

Who are the nomads?

200

Taming animals for human use.

What is domestication?

200

Human-made objects such as stone tools.

What are artifacts?

300

A key that explains symbols and colors used on a map.

What is a legend?

300

A precise spot, or where one place is in relation to another.

What is location?

300

A resource produced by friction that made life easier for people.

What is fire?

300

The shift from hunting and gathering to growing food on a regular basis.

What is systematic agriculture?

300

Scientists who study artifacts.

Who are archaeologists?

400

Imaginary lines that measure east and west of the prime meridian.

What are lines of longitude?

400

Imaginary lines that measure distance north and south of the equator.

What are lines of latitude?

400

A natural highway that allowed people to travel across Asia and North America during the Ice Age.

What is a land bridge?

400

Holy places to worship images of gods and goddesses.

What are shrines?

400

Scientists who study fossils.

Who are paleontologists?

500

Continents of the world.

What are Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, North America, and Australia?

500

The division of the globe into equal halves.

What are hemispheres?

500

Artifacts, such as stone tools and paintings, are a type of source for information.

What is a primary source?

500

People became skilled workers such as artisans.

What is specialization?

500

The definition for BCE and BC.

What is Before Common Era and Before Christ?

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