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| movement of customs or ideas from one place to another |
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documents written during the same time period as an event
ex) journal, letter, drawings |
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material written about an event at a later date
ex) books, newspapers, legends, myths, beliefs |
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absolute by one person
rule is hereditary |
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state ruled by nobility
rule is hereditary |
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| the dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other countries |
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location - tells us where in the world a certain area is located. ex) absolute location - a fairly exact location. relative location - when an area is, relative to other areas: an estimated location
human/environmental interaction - humans adapt to the environment, humans modify the environment, humans depend on the environment
region - common characteristics (physical, meaning landforms and climate, or cultural, meaning religion, or economic)
place - the physical and human characteristics of an area
movement - migration (food, war, natural disaster, forcibly), trade (the movement of goods between areas), spread of ideas, and interdependence. |
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| maps - 3 dimensional v. 2 dimensional |
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3 dimensional - the globe (shows how the earth is shaped, but no one wants to carry a globe around)
2 dimensional - maps (peters, robinson, interrupted, and mercator projections) |
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elevation
latitude
nearness to ocean/body of water |
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| judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture |
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| span of time before history was recorded |
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| skills and tools used by a people |
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physical
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population
natural resources
topography
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| a peoples unique way of life as shown by its tools, customs, arts and ideas |
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| the study of people, their environments, and their resources |
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nuclear - a family group consisting of a pair of adults and their children
extended - a family type that extends beyond the nuclear family consisting of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins all living nearby or in the same household. |
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traditional - each person / family produces what they need and trade surplus
goods and services traded, not $ |
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individuals determine production & price
buying and selling goods and services for $ |
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| the government controls what goods are produced, how they are produced, and what they cost |
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| individuals make some economic decisions and the government make others |
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| US has a mixed economy - elements of market and command |
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| hills, plateau, plains, mountains |
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communism - all means of production owned by people no private property, shared
socialism - factors of production are owned by the public & operate for the welfare of all |
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| based on private ownership |
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| distance north or south of the equator |
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| distance east or west of the prime meridian |
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| study culture or people unique way of life |
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8000 BC - 3000 BC
polish stone tools, make pottery, grow crops, raise animals |
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2.5 million - 8000 BC
oldest stone chopping tools |
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