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Unit 1 Geography
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Social Studies
6th Grade
09/17/2013

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History
Definition
study of the past
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Historians
Definition
people who study the past
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culture
Definition
knowledge, beliefs, customs and values of a group of people
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archaeology
Definition
study of the past based on what people left behind
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archaeologists
Definition
people who explore places where people once lived, worked or fought
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fossil
Definition
part or an imprint of something that was once alive
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artifacts
Definition
objects created and used by humans
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primary source
Definition
an account of an event that is created by someone who took part in or withnessed the event
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secondary source
Definition
information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event
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location
Definition
exact description of where something is
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movement
Definition
migration patterns
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place
Definition
human and physical characteristics
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human environmental interaction
Definition
how people and the environment interact
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geography
Definition
study of places and people
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landforms
Definition
are the natural features of the lands surface
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climate
Definition
the pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time
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environment
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include landorms and climate in a certain place
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absolute location
Definition
latitude and longitude or a street address
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relative location
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described by landmarks, time, direction or distance from one place to another and may associate a particular place with another
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timezones
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scale
Definition
shows the mathematical realtionship by which distances on a map reduce actual distances on earth
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compass rose
Definition
shows direction on a map
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legend
Definition
list and explain the symbols and colors used on a map
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region
Definition
an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas
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human features
Definition
language or religion
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physical features
Definition
forests or grasslands
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equator
Definition
an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into is 0 degree latitude. This imaginary line, which runs through parts of South America, Africa, and Asia, is officially the halfway point between the North Pole and the South Pole.
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prime meridian
Definition
s 0 degrees longitude. This imaginary line runs through the United Kingdom, France, Spain, western Africa, and Antarctica.
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