Five Themes of Geography
What are the two kinds of Location
Absolute and Relative
The Equator is at 0 Degrees _______ and the Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees ________.
Latitude, Longitude
Which was the first Native American civilization in Latin America?
The Mayans
What is the oldest of the main 5 religions we discussed in class?
Judaism
In this type of government, each individual person gets a say/vote.
Direct Democracy
Climate change would be an example of which theme of geography?
Human Environment Interaction
There are ____ minutes in a degree, and _____ seconds in a minute
60
What were the 3 aspects of government that the Mayans established?
Government, language, and art/culture
What is the holy scripture of Buddhism?
Tripitaka
In this government, people elect representatives to make decisions for them.
Republic
What was one specific example of movement we discussed in class involving the Lehigh Valley?
Trucks clogging up suburban roads
This type of map defines the formal boundaries of the countries/states on that map.
Political Map
The capital city of the Aztec Empire was ________
Tenochtitlan
How many members in the world does Christianity have?
2.1 billion
The Ancient Greeks required their citizens be ________, as a bare minimum.
Well educated
When discussing regions, Seattle is in which region of the United States
Pacific Northwest
This map will show things like lakes, rivers, plateaus, plains, mountains, etc.
Landform Map
The Capital city of the Incan empire was __________
Cuzco
What are the two polytheistic religions we discussed?
Buddhism and Hinduism
The core beliefs/reasoning of the Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, and the Protestant Reformation were ___________
1. Separation of church and state
2. An emphasis on science, math, logic, reason, etc. rather than using religion as an answer for everything.
Name me one human characteristic and one physical characteristic of Orefield, PA.
up to interpretation.
What is map scale?
Up to interpretation
Put the 3 native american tribes we learned about in chronological order
Mayans, Aztecs, then Incas
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
These two countries were the main countries taking charge at the beginning of the age of exploration.
Spain and Portugal.