Historical Sources
The 5 themes of Geography
US regions and Geography
The first peoples and migration
Haudenosaunee and Colonization
100
This is anything that gives us information about the past.
a historical source
100
This theme answers the question, “Where is it?”
Location
100
This U.S. region is known for farming, corn, and soybean production.
Midwest
100
This was the name of the giant supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
Pangaea
100
This is another name for the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
Iroquois confederacy
200
This type of source is an original record created during an event or by someone who experienced it firsthand.
a primary source
200
This theme describes what makes a place unique, including its mountains, buildings, and traditions.
Place
200
This region is known for deserts, canyons, and a hot, dry climate.
Southwest region
200
During the Ice Age, this happened to sea levels because so much water was frozen in glaciers.
they dropped
200
These are the three crops grown together in Three Sisters farming.
corn, beans and squash
300
A textbook that explains an event from the past is an example of this type of source.
Secondary source
300
People building roads, farming, and changing their surroundings are examples of this theme.
Human Environment interaction
300
This is the largest of the five Great Lakes.
Lake Superior
300
This land bridge connected Asia and Alaska during the last Ice Age.
Bering (Beringia) Land Bridge
300
The name Haudenosaunee means this.
People of the Longhouse
400
A soldier writes a letter describing what happened during a war. What type of source is the letter?
A primary source
400
The movement of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another is this theme.
Movement
400
This major river carved the Grand Canyon over millions of years.
Colorado River
400
According to the Land Bridge Theory, early people may have traveled into North America while following these animals.
herds of animals
400
These large wooden homes housed around 12 families who shared living space and resources.
Longhouses
500
Historians ask these three questions when studying a source: Who created it, when was it created, and this final question.
why was it created
500
A school district or an airport service area is an example of this type of region, connected by a central place or activity.
Functional
500
This is the difference between weather and climate: weather describes conditions over a short time, while climate describes this.
the average weather over 20–30 years
500
This second migration theory suggests that some early people traveled by boat along the Pacific coastline.
coastal migration
500
Haudenosaunee women had this important responsibility in addition to planting and harvesting: they selected these people.
clan leaders