Five Themes of Geography
What are the two types of location?
Absolute and relative
The Equator is at 0 Degrees _______ and the Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees ________.
Latitude, Longitude
What is the oldest of the main 5 religions we discussed in class?
Judaism
What were people called that didn't settle anywhere, they just wondered until they used up all the resources in that area?
Nomads
Many early civilizations succeeded because they were located by _______.
Water; rivers, lakes, etc
Climate change would be an example of what theme of geography?
Human Environment Interaction
There are ____ minutes in a degree, and _____ seconds in a minute
60
What is the holy scripture of Buddhism?
Tripitaka
The very first era of human being lived in the era of the _______ and __________
Hunters and Gatherers
Many early Egyptian civilizations succeeded because of the _______ River.
Nile
What was one specific example of movement we discussed in class involving the Lehigh Valley?
Trucks causing lots of traffic because of their transporting of goods
This type of map defines the formal boundaries of the countries/states on that map.
Political
How many members in the world does Christianity have?
2.1 billion
The first modern group of people lived during the _____ Age, mainly because their tools and weapons were made out of this.
Stone
What was specialization?
Judgement answer.
When discussing regions, Seattle is in which region of the United States
The Pacific Northwest
This map will show things like lakes, rivers, plateaus, plains, mountains, etc.
Landform
What are the two polytheistic religions we discussed?
Hinduism and Buddhism
What was the thing that allowed the first modern humans to live longer, and evolve from the era of hunters and gatherers?
Farming
What was Hammurabi's Code?
Eye for an eye... need explanation.
What is one human and one physical characteristic of Orefield, PA
Judgement answer
What is map scale?
Judgement answer
Who was the man who founded Judaism, but also had a part in beginning a family tree which would have influence on many religions around the world?
Abraham
What are the three core things you need to call something a "civilization"?
Language, government, and culture (art, music, etc.)
In what area of today's world were ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Babylon located?
The Middle East