Weekly Vocabulary
What is the definition of history?
The study of past events.
You can't understand the ____ if you don't understand history?
Past
What is physical geography?
One of the two major divisions of systematic geography; the spatial analysis of the structure, processes, and location of Earth's natural phenomena such as climate, soil, plants, animals, and topography.
Name at least one component of culture?
All the ideas, practices, and material objects associated with a group of people (language, religion, housing, ethnicity, food, etc.)
What was the word for your word Wednesday?
Loquacious meaning talkative
What is the definition of geography?
The study of the earth's physical and cultural features
What is a primary source?
A firsthand account of an event
Examples include: Photographs, news articles, and letters.
What is human geography?
One of the two major divisions of Geography; the spatial analysis of human population, its cultures, activities, and landscapes.
What is a cultural landscape?
a culture's imprint on its space on earth (Great Wall of China, churches, etc.)
What country was the journalist released from?
Russia
What is the definition of economics?
The branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth.
What is a secondary source?
Someone interpreting a firsthand account
Examples include: textbooks, biographies, or encyclopedias.
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Movement, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Place
What is tradition?
One of the elements of culture including a culture's rules of behavior (bowing out of respect).
What continent did they find matching dinosaur footprints?
Africa
What is the definition of civics?
The study of the rights and duties of citizens
What do we call people who study the past?
Historians
What is latitude?
The measures of distance north and south of the equator
What is a cultural system?
The merging together of various culture complexes (differences among regions connect through shared traits to form a system)
What species of animals does Unchained used to help troubled youth?
Dogs
What is the definition of culture?
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
Historians are concerned with accuracy of their writings and readings but are also aware of
Biases, perspectives, beliefs, and a variety of other differences.
What is longitude?
The measures of distance east and west of the prime meridian
T/F
Culture is only one of the many factors that influence us
True
Which space organization is launching the Polaris Mission?
Space X