VOCABULARY - HISTORY
VOCABULARY - GEOGRAPHY
QUESTIONS - STUDYING HISTORY
QUESTIONS - GEOGRAPHY
STUDYING LOCATION - MAPS
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IT IS THE STUDY OF THE PAST.
HISTORY
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IT IS THE STUDY OF THE EARTH'S PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL FEATURES.
GEOGRAPHY
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HOW ARE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES DIFFERENT?
PRIMARY SOURCES PROVIDE A FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF AN EVENT, WHILE SECONDARY SOURCES INCLUDE INFO GATHERED BY SOMEONE WHO DID NOT WITNESS THE EVENT.
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WHAT ARE THE TWO MAIN BRANCHES OF GEOGRAPHY?
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
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WHAT ARE SOME TYPE OF FEATURES YOU CAN FIND IN A MAP?
PHYSICAL FEATURES: CLIMATE, ROADS, ETC. HUMAN FEATURES: POPULATION, LANGUAGE, ETC.
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IT IS THE STUDY OF THE PAST BASED ON WHAT PEOPLE LEFT BEHIND.
ARCHAEOLOGY
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THESE ARE THE NATURAL FEATURES OF THE LAND'S SURFACE.
LANDFORMS
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EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HISTORIAN AND AN ARCHAEOLOGIST
HISTORIANS ARE PEOPLE WHO STUDY HISTORY; THEIR MAIN CONCERN IS HUMAN ACTIVITY IN THE PAST. ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXPLORE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE ONCE LIVED; THEY EXAMINE THE OBJECTS THET PEOPLE LEFT BEHIND.
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WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEATHER AND CLIMATE?
WEATHER IS THE CONDITIONS AT A SPECIFIC TIME AND PLACE, AND CLIMATE IS THE PATTERN OF WEATHER CONDITIONS IN A CERTAIN AREA OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
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MOST MAPS HAVE SYMBOLS TO SHOW DIFFERENT THINGS. WHAT KIND OF SYMBOLS CAN YOU FIND IN A MAP?
LARGE DOTS OFTEN STAND FOR CITIES, BLUE LINES SHOW WHERE RIVERS FLOW, RED LINES SHOW ROADS IN A MAP, DOTS THAT REPRESENT POPULATION, COLORS SHOW DIFFERENT CLIMATES, ETC.
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IT IS A PART OR IMPRINT OF SOMETHING THAT WAS ONCE ALIVE.
FOSSIL
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IT IS THE PATTERN OF WEATHER CONDITIONS IN A CERTAIN AREA OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
CLIMATE
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MENTION TWO BENEFITS OF STUDYING HISTORY
TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR OWN PAST, TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES, TO LEARN THAT TODAY'S EVENTS ARE SHAPED BY THE EVENTS OF THE PAST, TO LEARN HOW TO ANALYZE THE FACTS YOU LEARN, ETC.
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WHAT IS HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?
IT IS THE STUDY OF PEOPLE AND THE PLACES WHERE THEY LIVE; THEIR CULTURE, THEIR WORK, THEIR FOOD, THEIR HOMES, THEIR RELIGIONS, ETC.
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WHAT PHYSICAL BARRIERS OFTEN FORM A REGION'S BOUNDARIES?
MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, ETC.
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IT IS AN OBJECT CREATED BY AND USED BY HUMANS.
ARTIFACT
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IT INCLUDES ALL THE LIVING AND NONLIVING THINGS THAT AFFECT LIFE IN AN AREA.
ENVIRONMENT
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MENTION TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF ARTIFACTS ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE FOUND
COINS, ARROWHEADS, TOOLS, TOYS, AND POTTERY.
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WHAT IS PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY?
IT IS THE STUDY OF THE EARTH'S PHYSICAL FEATURES AND PROCESSES; MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, OCEANS, RAINFALL, AND CLIMATE.
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PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING MAPS FOR MORE THAN 4,000 YEARS. MAPS HELP WITH MANY ACTIVITIES, GIVE EXAMPLES OF SUCH ACTIVITIES.
PLANNING BATTLES, LOOKING FOR NEW LANDS, AND DESIGNING A NEW CITY, DESIGNING PARKS, ETC.
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THESE ARE MATERIALS FOUND IN THE EARTH THAT PEOPLE NEED AND VALUE
RESOURCES
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IT IS AN AREA WITH ONE OR MORE FEATURES THAT MAKE IT DIFFERENT FROM SURROUNDING AREAS.
REGION
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ABOUT 5,000 YEARS AGO, PEPOLE INVENTED WRITING. WHAT KIND OF WRITTEN SOURCES HAVE HISTORIANS FOUND?
THEY HAVE FOUND LAWS, POEMS, SPEECHES, BATTLE PLANS, LETTERS, CONTRACTS, WRITINGS CARVED INTO STONE PILLARS, STAMPED ON CLAY TABLETS, SCRIBBLED ON TURTLE SHELLS, ETC.
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HOW CAN CLIMATE AFFECT THE FEATURES OF A REGION?
IT AFFECTS PLANT LIFE, FOR EXAMPLE, TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS REQUIRE WARM AIR AND HEAVY RAIN, WHILE A DRY CLIMATE CAN CREATE DESERTS. CLIMATE ALSO AFFECTS LANDFORMS, FOR EXAMPLE, CONSTANT WINDS CAN WEAR DOWN MOUNTAINS INTO FLAT PLAINS.
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WHAT MIGHT BE THE REASON WHY A TOWN GREW IN A LOCATION WHILE A TOWN NEARBY GOT SMALLER?
DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT AFFECTED THE AREA. MIGRATION FOR EXAMPLE, PEOPLE USUALLY SETTLE WHERE THEY CAN EASILY FIND THE RESOURCES THEY NEED IN ORDER TO SURVIVE. A JOB, NATURAL RESOURCES, ETC.
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