Themes Of Geography
__________ Relates to the travel of people, Products and Ideas
Movement
The act of moving from one place to another with the intent to live in another place permanently or for a longer period of time.
Migration
Why is the Stone Age called the "Stone Age"?
During this time Humans and their ancestors were making tools out of stone.
___________literally means "in the middle of rivers."
Mesopotamia
Negative reasons for wanting to leave a place (emigrate).
Push Factors
____________ is an area of earth’s surface that shares similar characteristics such as land, resources, and population.
Region
What is the difference between forced and voluntary migration?
Forced migration is when someone has no choice but to move, and voluntary is when it is a choice.
List the two time periods the Stone Age is broken up into.
Paleolithic and Neolithic
What Early River Valley civilization did we discuss, have Pharaohs as kings?
Positive reasons for wanting to move to a place (immigrate)
Pull Factor
What type of location is often described by landmarks, or Time, direction and distance from one place to another?
Relative Location(vague)
What did early nomadic humans travel with and follow?
Animal herds
What time period is also known as "the Old Stone Age"?
Paleolithic
________ is the first written code of laws, and was created in Mesopotamia
Hammurabi’s Law Code
_____________is a person who obtains food by hunting, fishing, and gathering wild resources, rather than by farming.
Hunter and Gathers
List the 3 ways humans and environment affect one another:
Depend, Adapt, and Modify
What are the Four reasons for Migration?
Environmental, Political, Cultural, and Economic.
What was the first Known Stone Tool?
simple pebble tools
Which River Valley Civilization developed cities on a grid system?
Indus River Valley
_________ Is a political system in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch, an individual ruler who functions as head of state.
Monarchy
List the Five Themes of Geography
Movement, regions, location, Interactions, and place
When did the Great Human Migration began?
75,000 BCE
Why did the Stone Age period come to an end?
Humans started making tools out of metal.
Which River Valley Civilization was built around the Yellow River?
Chinese River Valley
______________ is a formal or informal system in society which ranks some over others on the basis of class, race, gender, religion, and other characteristics
Stratified Society