| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Anthropology | the study of the development of people and their societies |
| Archaeology | the recovery and study of material evidence from past human societies and cultures |
| Artifact | an object made by human beings |
| Cartography | map making |
| Climate | the weather conditions that prevail in a certain area |
| Continent | a large landmass; one of seven land masses on Earth |
| Country | a nation or state |
| Culture | learned pattern of action or expression |
| Cultural diffusion | the spreading of culture |
| Cultural diversity | cultural differences |
| Economics | the study of the production, distribution and consumption of products |
| Equator | line dividing the earth in northern & southern halves; 0 degrees latitude |
| History | the chronological record of events |
| Island | a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides |
| Isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land |
| Latitude | measurement of the earth; horizontal lines on a map |
| Longitude | measurement of the earth; vertical lines on a map |
| Peninsula | land surrounded on three sides by water |
| Political Science | the study of government and political processes |
| Primary source | a first-hand account of an event |
| Prime Meridian | line dividing the earth in to eastern & western halves; 0 degrees Longitude |
| Psychology | the study of human behavior and mental processes |
| Scarcity | shortage |
| Secondary source | a second-hand account of an event |
| Sociology | the study of a society's human social behavior |
| Strait | a narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water |
| Topography | the physical features of a geographic area |
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