Vocabulary
Geo 101
Time/Themes of Geo
Paleolithic
Neolithic
100

Provides an exact location on earth surface using these

coordinates

100

Vertical lines measure

longitude

100

A hemisphere is one __________ of the earth

half

100
Humans first lived on this continent

Africa

100

The Neolithic Revolution made the population ________

Increase

200

The climate zone in which we live

Temperate

200

Line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Equator

200

The time in which we currently live

CE

200

This discovery helped to ward off animals and make food

Fire

200

The main invention of this era

Farming/agriculture

300

Paleolithic, ___________, Neolithic

Mesolithic

300

Line that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Prime Meridian

300

The time in which hunter gatherers lived

BCE

300

This was the main lifestyle/way of getting food for people during this era

Hunter and Gathering

300

Many hunter and gatherers gave up their nomadic lifestyle to live in _________ communities

settled/permanent

400

Dogs, Sheep, Chicken, Goats, Cows, Horses, are all examples of _______ animals

Domesticated

400

This climate zone is closest to the equator

Tropical

400

Name one of the 5 themes of Geo: A flood causing damage to a city

Human-Environment Interaction

400

The Paleolithic Era is were we first saw the use of ________ for daily activities

stone tools/tools

400

3 things are needed to make farming happen: Fertile Soil, Access to Water, and ___________

Mild Climate


500

When early human settlements had extra food, not all people were needed to farm. Some became artisans, or skilled workers, who wove cloth or made pottery, tools, and weapons. What is this an example of?

Job Specialization

500

This climate zone is farthest from the equator

Polar

500

Name one of the 5 themes: The Southeast

Region

500
Mummy who's body scientists have learned a lot from

Otzi

500

Farming was first seen in this area of the world

The Middle East