Chapter 1 Lessons 1 & 2 The Tools of History
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rmh2011 on September 1, 2011
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world history ancient civilizations
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6th Grade
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 geography | the study of earth and its people |
| continents | the seven large landmasses of earth |
| landform | an island, or naturally formed feature on Earth's surface |
| climate | describes the weather conditions in a place over a long period of time |
| vegetation | plant life that grows in a location |
| longitude | imaginary lines that measure distances east and west of the prime meridian |
| latitude | imaginary lines that measure distances north and south of the equator |
| hemisphere | to study earth, geographers divide the globe into equal halves which are called a |
| political map | show the features people have created, such as cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries |
| physical map | show the landforms and bodies of water found in particular areas |
| thematic map | includes certain information about a place or region |
| 3 examples of landforms and 3 examples of bodies of water? | Australia, Antarctica, Mountains / Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean |
| How do the 5 themes of geography help geographers? | location, place, region, movement, human-environment interaction |
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