Sources of Information
What is a primary source?
a source made or written by a person at an event
What is a way a family story can be shared, but is not written?
Oral
Who was LaSalle and Baptise-PointuSable
Explorers
Climate is...
a pattern of weather over a period of time
Besides precipitation and temperature what are three other factor of climate?
Location, elevation and wind
What is a secondary source?
material written or made by someone who did not witness the event
What type of source is an encyclopedia?
Secondary
What is a natural resource?
Something from the environment that people can use.
Two major factors of climate and weather are...
temperature and precipitation
What is a region?
A geographical area.
Examples of primary sources?
journals, maps, photographs, art work - even architecture
What type of source is an eyewitness?
Primary
What is an economy?
Wealth a nd resources in a place.
What is precipitation?
The amount of snow or rain that falls there.
What is our region?
Midwest
What is an artifact?
an object that was made and used by people
What type of source is a film?
Secondary and primary
What does the Southeast produce?
oil, coal, lumber
What is humidity?
The amount of water in the air.
What climate do we live in?
Temperate
What is a biography?
a story of a person's life written by someone else
What do questions about sources help us to do?
Understand what the source can teach us
What are products?
Items people can grow or make to sell.
What does it mean to conserve?
To save or protect.
What does renewable mean?
Can be replaced.