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A list of events in the order in which they happen is called a ________________.
timeline
What is a primary source of history?
someone who actually experienced the event
Location, Region, Place, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction
The scientific study of ancient cultures through the study of artifacts and other evidence is called
archaeology
The study of humankind in all its aspects, especially development and culture, is called
Anthropology
In the study of geography, the mixture of human and nonhuman features of a given location is called the theme of
place
What identifies the colors and symbols on a map?
map key
Historical sources that clearly dislike a key figure often contain a lot of
bias
Why are primary sources and artifacts important to archaeologists?
they come directly from the event being researched
Which part of a map tells you where North, South, East, and West are?
Compass Rose
Archaeologists focus their studies on
buried and hidden evidence of ancient times
The part of the map that explains the symbols and shading on a map is the
map key
A timeline is a tool that historians often use as a way of organizing events according to
chronology
A map that shows details of a section of a larger map is called a ____________.
locator map
What is the purpose of a historical map?
gives information about a place at a particular time in history
A map that shows information at a particular point in time is called a __________________________
historical map
Why do students have to evaluate historical sources?
because all sources can be biased or unreliable
"The swimming pool is located near the high school" is what kind of location.
relative location
movement
An article about something that happened 200 years ago is an example of a(n) ______________ source.
secondary
What does a scale bar do on map?
shows the distance represented on a map
Why are archaeologists called treasure hunters?
they look for hidden items or artifacts
What are the two questions geographers ask?
Where things are?
Why are they there?
Which of the five themes describes where something is found?
location
What is human-environment interaction?
how the environment affects humans and how humans affect the environment