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Jaeger Test 1- chapter 1- 9/20/09
geography 5 themes, maps and globes, US regions, climate, archaeology, chronology, using historical evidence
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History
8th Grade
09/20/2009

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 5 themes of geography
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place, location, region, interaction, movement
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place:
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physical features

human features

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movement
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travel from place to place

exchange of goods and ideas

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location
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in latitude or longitude

in relation to another place

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interaction
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people adapt to the environment

people change the environemnt

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region
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united by similar physical conditions

united by similar culture

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irrigation
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bringing water to dry land
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what is used? mercator or robinson?
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robinson
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thematic maps
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maps dealing with specific topics
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US regions
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pacific coast

intermountain range

rockies

interior plains-great and central

ozark  highlands

Appalachian

coastal plains

canadian shield

Hawaiian islands

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US climate
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marine

mediterranean

humid continental

subtropical, tropical

tundra

desert/steppe

highland

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primary source
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firsthand information about a person or event
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secondary soure
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account provided after the fact by people who did not directly witness an event
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authenticity
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whether or not the source is actually what it seems to be
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bias
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leaning toward or against a person or idea
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artifacts
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objects made by humans
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chronology
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sequence of events over time
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culture
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way of life a people developed
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3 economic questions
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what goods and services should we produce?

how should we produce goods and services?

for whom should we produce them for?

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cash economy
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economy where we exchange money for goods and services
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social sciences
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sociology

psychology

anthropology

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