Asia *china*
What is the Yellow river also called?
The river of sorrow
What are the 2 mesopotamia rivers?
Tigris and Euphraties
How did the Seven Hills of Rome and other factors/physical features help the Ancient Romans?
The seven hills provided a straic advantage by protecting themselves from invaders because they could see from higher ground.
What prevented trade in china?
THe mountains and the GObi desert
Terrace farming
Define Irrigation
Finding a way to transport water to your crops.
Describe the unique characteristics of ancient Greek geography.
Mountains dominate the landscape
There were no rivers
Greece was
whats the definition or the word *Movement*?
How people, goods and ideas get arround.
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between 2 rivers
Compare and contrast Mesopotamia and Mesoamerica
Similarities: They both developed complex societies by adapting to geography.
They both built pyramid style structures for religious purposes.
Differences: MesoAmerica is located between NOrth and South America (western hemisphere)
Whats the definition of the word *Location
Tells you where it is (absolute and relative location)
Define domestication of plants and animals.
Training dogs to help with hunting; using oxen to pull plows.
ow did flooding help and hurt river civilizations
It allowed fertile soil\
It can ruin crops and houses
How did physical geography help the Inca civilization?
Its location in the Andes mountains remained hidden from the invaders. Part of the Inca empire was on the coast, so they could trade by sea.
How did Greece’s geography impact the development of this ancient civilization?
They became excellent sailors because of their ability to trade along the sea and natural harbors.