Geography
East-west lines on a grid.
Latitude
The study of the past.
History
The study of Earth's physical and cultural features.
Geography
The time before there was writing.
Prehistory
Farming.
Agriculture
Line of latitude at the middle of the Earth; divides world into north/south hemispheres.
Equator
The study of the past based on what people left behind.
Archaeology
The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.
Climate
An early ancestor of humans.
Hominid
The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans.
Domestication
Type of map that focuses on one topic such as climate, resources, or population.
Special-Purpose Map
An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event.
Primary Source
The exact latitude and longitude of a place.
Absolute Location
Any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task.
Tool
A strip of land connecting two continents.
Land Bridge
Latitude and longitude lines place the Earth on a _____.
Grid
Objects created and used by humans.
Artifacts
The natural features of Earth's surface.
Landforms
People who hunt animals and gather wild plants and seeds.
Hunter-gatherers
Once people controlled food production, farming communities developed into ______.
Towns or Cities
The nickname for lines of longitude.
Meridians
The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people.
Culture
An area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas.
Region
The first era of The Stone Ages (i.e.: The Old Stone Age).
Paleolithic Era
Huge stones used as monuments.
Megaliths