The main line of latitude is what and is labeled with which cardinal directions?
What is THE EQUATOR, NORTH and SOUTH
100
A NORMAL PRACTICE IN A SPECIFIC CULTURE
What is Cultural Trait, Ex: JAPANESE BASEBALL PLAYERS REMOVE THEIR HATS WHEN LISTENING TO THEIR COACHES
100
MAKE CHANGES TO YOURSELF TO LIVE IN AN
ENVIRONMENT
What is Adapt to the environment, Example: PEOPLE IN COLD ENVIRONMENTS WEAR WARM CLOTHING
100
Egyptian rulers were called
What is PHARAOHS
100
Egyptians dealt with floods by creating
What is DAMS
200
The main line of longitude
What is THE PRIME MERIDIAN, EAST and WEST
200
WHEN A GROUP OF PEOPLE ADOPT ANOTHER GROUPS CULTURE
What is Cultural Diffusion, Ex: BASEBALL WAS INVENTED IN THE US AND IS NOW PLAYED ALL OVER THE WORLD
200
CHANGING YOUR ENVIRONMENT TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS
What is Modify the environment, Example: DIGGING CANALS FOR IRRIGATION
200
The main river running through Egypt
What is THE NILE
200
What two rivers was Mesopotamia located between?
What is TIGRIS and EUPHRATES
300
What set of coordinates runs through Texas?
What is 30°N, 100°W
300
A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF
What is Multicultural society, Ex: NEW YORK
300
What is the difference between ADAPTING TO and
MODIFYING your environment?
What is ADAPTING TO THE ENVIRONMENT IS WHEN YOU MAKE CHANGES TO YOURSELF, WHILE MODIFYING THE ENVIRONMENT IS CHANGING YOUR ACTUAL SURROUNDINGS.
300
Digging canals helped Egyptians create WHAT that allowed them to live away from the river.
What is IRRIGATION
300
What was the first written language?
What is CUNEIFORM
400
A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK TOGETHER
What is Society, ex. DRIPPING SPRINGS
400
SOMETHING THAT FILLS A BASIC NEED IN A SOCIETY or
THINGS THAT SOCIETY NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL and what are some examples common to all societies?
What is Institution; GOVERNMENT, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, JOBS, TRADITIONS, LANGUAGES
400
List the three most important physical features to have in your environment
What is:
MOUNTAINS - PROTECTION AND VANTAGE POINT
RIVERS - FRESH WATER (crops, drinking, travel)
PLAINS - FERTILE LAND
400
What were pyramids used for?
What is TOMBS, SAFE PASSAGE TO THE AFTERLIFE
400
Where did cuneiform come from?
What is MESOPOTAMIA
500
A WAY OF LIFE FOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE
What is Culture, Ex: AMERICANS DEPEND ON THEIR CARS
500
The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities through technology
What is Cultural Diffusion
More or Less?
Increased communication leads to (MORE/LESS) cultural diffusion
Decreased communication leads to (MORE/LESS) cultural diffusion
Increased transportation leads to (MORE/LESS) cultural diffusion
Decreased transportation leads to (MORE/LESS) cultural diffusion
500
What is a political feature?
What is A POLITICAL FEATURE IS SOMETHING THAT IS MAN
MADE