Types of Maps
This type of map, shows an event, place or era from the past.
Historical Map
This theme of geography focuses on grouping places that have physical features or human characteristics in common.
Region
In a solid, describe how the atoms are packed together and their movement.
packed tightly, cannot move (but can vibrate)
Give one example of how living and nonliving things interact in an ecosystem.
Answers will vary.
During the ice age, how did some early human ancestors able to travel into North America? What did they use?
land bridge or "Beringia"
What was the name of the super continent when all of the continents were connected together?
Pangea
This type of map shows us what the weather in a place has been like over a very long period of time.
Climate Map
This theme focuses on how people depend on, adapt to, and modify the world around them.
Human-Environment Interaction
In a gas, describe how the atoms are packed together and their movement.
very loosely packed/spaced out, constantly moving around/quickly
What makes a healthy ecosystem?
Balance or variety of different species/organisms
What discovery/knowledge helped early humans stop moving from place to place (nomadic), and finally be able to settle in one area?
They learned how to plant/farm.
Mr. Tran's favorite drink.
Mountain Dew, Code Red, Strawberry Dragonfruit Refresher, Strawberry Acai Refresher
This type of map shows natural features on Earth's surface, like mountains, plains, rivers, and lakes.
Physical Map
This theme focuses on where a place is, using latitude & longitude lines, or in relation to other places.
Location
In a liquid, describe how the atoms are packed together and their movement.
loosely packed/not tightly packed/some space between, atoms can slightly move around
In an environment, living things are called _______ and non-living things are called ________.
biotic, abiotic
Apart from nutrition, why else is cooking food important or desirable?
Food doesn't spoil as quickly and it also kills bacteria.
What are the 3 classifications/groups for how an organism gains energy?
Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers
This type of map shows us the borders of countries, states, counties, cities, and more.
This theme focuses on what an area is like, the climate, the languages, physical features, cities, towns, cultural traditions.
Place
How is the 4th state of matter, plasma, created?
when a gas is heated to a very high temperature, electrons are "torn off" the atoms
What is considered an invasive species? (define)
A non-native organism that is introduced into a new environment
What do the terms "paleolithic", "mesolithic", and "neolithic" mean?
Old Stone Age, Middle Stone Age, New Stone Age
Astronaut
This type of map zooms in on an area to show more details in that particular area.
Inlet Map
This theme focuses on how people, goods, and ideas spread from one place to another.
Movement
Why is heat, light, electricity, and sound not considered matter?
They do not have mass and they do not have volume
If there is a change to an organism's ecosystem, what three things can they do?
Move, Die, or Survive/Adapt
Name 2 effects of the early humans learning how to farm and grow/cultivate their own food? (Besides being able to settle down in one place).
rise in population, built more buildings, villages turn into towns, people could focus on learning other skills.
Give an example of an experiment to identify the independent variable, dependent variable, and a controlled variable.
Answers will vary.