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Unit 1/2
Prepare for our first test on Unit 1 and Unit 2!
Term | Definition |
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Location | Where a place is |
Place | What a place is like, using physical and human charecteristics |
absolute location | the exact spot on earth using latitude and longitude coordiantes |
Latitude | Runs east west, also known as parallels, measures distance from the equator |
Longitude | Runs north to south, also known as meridians, measures distance from the Prime Meridian |
History | Written record of the past |
Prehistory | Before written records of the past |
Movement | the way people, animals, goods, and ideas get from place to place |
Push factors | negative factors that force people to move |
Pull factors | positive factors that draw people to a place |
Region | Areas that share something in common |
HEI | Human Environment Interaction, how people affect the environment and how the environment affects people |
Culture | the way people live |
Culture Traits | Specific traits of a culture, ex: food, dress, religion, holdiays |
Government | Government is the system of people, laws, and officials that define and control a region |
Economy | the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services. |
Market/Free Economy | Driven by the consumers AKA CAPITALISM ex- USA |
Command Economy | Controlled by the government ex- North Korea |
Renewable Resources | natural resources that replenish themselves ex: wind, water, solar |
Nonrenewable Resources | natural resources that do not replenish ex: oil, coal |
Natural Resources | Things people use that are created by nature |
Cultural Interdependence | Cultures that depend on one another for goods, Information, Protection, Entertainment, etc. |
Physical Features/Charecteristics | natural characteristics of the earth made my nature Examples: mountains, rivers (landforms and water forms) |
Human Features/Characteristics | characteristics of the earth created by humans Examples: roads, buildings, cities, population, culture, boundaries |
Archaeology | the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture |
Artifact | an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest. |
Paleolithic | Old Stone Age, longest period, people were hunters and gatherers, nomadic |
Neolithic | New Stone Age, people began farming, sedentary, building cities, time of Agricultural Revolution |
Nomads | people who do not stay long in one place, Follows wild plants, animals, and seasonal accommodations. |
Agriculture | systematic farming |
Surplus | an extra amount |
Domestication | taming or adaptation for human use |
Artisan | person who creates art or a craft |
Agricultural Revolution AKA Neolithic Revolution | The period of hundreds of years in which humans learned to use agriculture |
Limited Governement | Rulers and citizens must follow the laws of the country |
Unlimited Government | Rulers are not bound by laws and have unlimited power |
Geography | Study of the earth |
Monarchy | Type of government in which a king or queen rules |
Mixed Economy | An economy that uses elements of command (gov't control) and market (individuals in control) |
Traditional Economy | economy based on traditions, trading, bartering.... ex: Inuits |
Culture Region | an area where people share a language, history, and set of beliefs |
Benefits of Fire | Protection, light, cooking |
Revolution | A big change |
Bronze | material responsible for ending the stone age |
Civilization | humans living and working together for the betterment of the whole |
relative location | location based on a relation to another place ex. around the corner from Albertsons |
technology | the ability for humans to create/innovate ways to control their environment |