Map Skills
What part of a map shows north, south, east, and west?
Compass rose
What theme describes where something is on Earth?
Location
What do we call people who survive by hunting animals and gathering plants?
Hunter-gatherers
What major change marks the beginning of the Agricultural Revolution?
Farming / domesticating plants and animals
“Mesopotamia” means “land between the ______.”
Rivers
What part of a map explains what symbols mean?
Key/Legend
What theme describes human and physical characteristics?
Place
Where did early humans originate?
Africa
What is it called when humans tame plants and animals for human use?
Domestication
What larger region is Mesopotamia part of that has rich soil and good farmland?
The Fertile Crescent
What map part helps measure real-world distances?
Scale
What theme describes how people, goods, and ideas move?
Movement
What is the time before writing known as?
Prehistoric
Farming led to extra food. What do we call that extra food?
Surplus
Why were rivers important to Mesopotamian farming?
They provided water and left behind fertile soil.
What kind of map shows landforms like mountains and rivers?
Physical map
A group of places with shared traits is called what theme?
Region
Why did early humans migrate to new areas?
They followed animals, looked for food, or adapted to climate changes. They needed new resources.
With surplus food, people could focus on new jobs. What is this called?
Job Specialization
Name one way geography shaped life in Mesopotamia.
Irrigation, surplus food, cities forming, trade, transportation, early writing
What map feature is made of horizontal and vertical lines used to locate places?
Grid
Give one example of Human-Environment Interaction.
Answers vary: farming, building dams, wearing clothes for climate, etc.
Name one way early humans adapted during the Stone Age.
Making stone tools, using fire, building shelters, making clothing, etc.
Name one major effect of farming on human society.
Permanent settlements, population growth, job specialization, etc.
What two rivers made Mesopotamia possible?
Tigris & Euphrates River