Special Vocabulary
Map Skills
6 Elements of Geography
History Terms
Geography Terms
100
refers to the time period before the birth of Christ
What is BC or BCE?
100
tells what the symbols on a map represent; also known as a map key
What is a legend?
100
things like hurricanes, volcanoes, glaciers, and tsunamis
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What are physical systems?
100
the study of the past
What is history?
100
the study of the earth's physical and cultural feathures
What is geography?
200
refers to the time period after the birth of Christ or "in the year of our Lord"
What is AD or CE?
200
Lines that run east and west on a map, and measure the distance north and south of the equator
What are latitude lines.
200
describes how people have shaped our world
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What are human systems?
200
the study of the past based on what people left behind
What is archaeology?
200
natural features of the earth's surface, such as mountains, valleys, plains
What are landforms?
300
period of 1,000 years
What is a millennium?
300
shows the relationship between the distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground (actual distance)
What is a map scale?
300
understanding the relationships among people, places, and environments over time
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What are the uses of geography?
300
the knowledge, customs, and beliefs of a group of people
What is culture?
300
includes all the living and nonliving things around you
What is the environment?
400
refers to dates and means that historians are not sure of an exact date
What is circa or c.?
400
a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart
What is the compass rose?
400
Good effects and bad effects humans have on the environment and the effects the environment have on humans
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What is environment and society?
400
an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event
What is a primary source?
400
an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas
What is a region?
500
a period of time marked by distinctive characters, figures, developments, or events
What is an era?
500
imaginary line drawn around the earth, dividing the earth into northern and Southern Hemispheres and constituting the parallel of 0 degrees latititude
What is the equator?
500
what it is like, makes it unique or different
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What are places and regions?
500
objects created by and used by people
What are artifacts?
500
materials found in the earth that people need and value
What are resources?