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27 Cards in this Set
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excavate |
to uncover by digging carefully |
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artifact |
an object made by someone in the past |
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archaeology |
the study of the remains of past cultures |
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oral history |
practice of passing history by word of mouth |
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prehistory |
the time before writing was developed |
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human environment interaction |
modifying and adapting the environment are part of this theme |
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human characteristics |
these include bridges, roads, monuments and statues |
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absolute location |
an exact location, such as a street address |
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physical characteristics |
these include rivers, lakes, mountain ranges, and forests |
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relative location |
a location given based on what it is near (ex: the US is south of Canada and north of Mexico) |
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Equator |
latitude lines measure distance in degrees north and south of this imaginary line |
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Prime Meridian |
longitude lines measure distance in degrees east and west of this imaginary line |
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geography |
the study of Earth's environment and how it effects people's lives |
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movement |
examples of this theme includes phones, text messages, newspapers, cars and trucks |
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longitude lines |
these imaginary lines run north to south, also called meridians |
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latitude lines |
these imaginary lines run east to west, also called parallels |
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meridians |
another name for lines of longitude |
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parallels |
another name for lines of latitude |
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customs |
ways of living that people practice regularly over time |
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region |
an area with common features (such as climate, politics or religion) that set it apart from other areas |
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place |
when discussing this theme we use physical and human characteristics |
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culture |
the way of life of a group of people including daily habits, beliefs and art |
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values |
the things people believe are most important in life |
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primary source |
a first-hand account of an event, or an artifact created during the period of history being studied (examples: autobiography, speeches, photographs, fiction books, poems) |
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secondary source |
a record of the past, based on information from primary sources (examples: biography, encyclopedia, textbook, replicas, almanac) |
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climate |
the weather pattern in an area over a long period of time |
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location |
relative and absolute are two ways we identify this theme |
