What is a primary source?

information directly from someone who experienced an event

What is absolute location?

exact location, including lines of latitude and longitude

a period of time marked by distinctive events

when people, goods and ideas move from place to place

What is an anthropologist?

a person who studies culture and humankind in all aspects

What is an archaeologist?

person who studies things left behind by people in the past

describes the human and geographical features of an area

What are lines of latitude?

parallel lines that lie north or south of the equator

What is human-environment interaction?

how people and the environment affect each other

the time before humans started recording events/writing

an object made by a human being

What is a cultural trait?

way of doing things that's common in certain cultures

a line showing events in the order in which they happened

What does chronology mean?

a list of events in the ordered they occurred

What is oral tradition?

a community's background passed down in stories and songs

behavior that is considered normal for a particular society

what are lines of longitude?

lines that lie eat or west of the prime meridian

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1
What is bias?
when you buy a lot of things on sale
an unfair preference for, or dislike of something
a city in Florida
a military barrack
2
What is a region?
describes how people are grouped based in similarities
describes both absolute and relative location of a place
a government in which citizens have the right to vote
describes the human and geographical features of an area
3
What is culture?
a style of food
a Mesopotamian form of writing using triangle shaped symbols
beliefs, customs, practices of a group of people
a period of 1,00 years
4
How long is a decade?
10 hours
10 days
10 years
10 minutes
5
What is a primary source?
the time before humans invented writing
information from someone who did not experience an event
information directly from someone who experienced an event
another name for a period of time
6
What does AD mean?
after death
Anno Domini
after decade
after dinosaurs
7
How long is a century?
100 years
1,000 years
10,000 years
10 years
8
What is absolute location?
exact location, including lines of latitude and longitude
when people move from one location to another
areas grouped by what features they have in common
what is nearby
9
What is an epoch?
something totally awesome
a period of time marked by distinctive events
the time before Christ
a period of time that includes 10 years
10
What is movement?
when you exercise
when people, goods and ideas move from place to place
describes both absolute and relative location of a place
describes what an area has in common
11
What is an anthropologist?
a person who studies ants
a person who studies anatomy
a person who studies culture and humankind in all aspects
a person who studies only arabic numerals
12
What is an archaeologist?
person who studies the stars, moon and planets
a person who studies how we adapt to our current environment
person who studies things left behind by people in the past
a person who studies the alphabet
13
What is place?
describes push and pull factors
describes both the absolute and relative location
describes an area groups together by similar features
describes the human and geographical features of an area
14
What are lines of latitude?
lines that only run in the western hemisphere
parallel lines that lie north or south of the equator
lines that only run in the northern hemisphere
parallel lines that lie east or west of the prime meridian
15
What is human-environment interaction?
how humans interact with other humans
moving people, goods and ideas from place to place
both the absolute and relative location of a place
how people and the environment affect each other
16
What is prehistory?
a period of 100 years
the time before humans started recording events/writing
the time after the year 0
the time after humans started recording events/writing
17
What is an artifact?
a person who studies art
an fact about art
a person who studies facts
an object made by a human being
18
What is a cultural trait?
way of doing things that's common in certain cultures
anytime after the year 0 on the number line
describes the movement of people, goods and ideas
Mesopotamian writing that uses triangular shaped symbols
19
What is a timeline?
a line with arrows
a line showing events in the order in which they happened
a line with positive numbers and negative numbers
two lines that will never touch
20
How long is a millennium?
1 year
1,000 years
100 years
10 years
21
What does chronology mean?
a random list of events
total disorder and confusion
before common era
a list of events in the ordered they occurred
22
What is oral tradition?
a community's background passed down in stories and songs
an object made by human beings
taking good care of your teeth and flossing daily
any year after zero on the timeline
23
What is a norm?
behavior that is considered strange for a particular society
behavior that is considered weird for a particular society
behavior that is considered normal for a particular society
a symbol used to represent a number
24
What does BCE stand for?
beef cheese enchiladas
big christmas epoch
before common era
before creating everything
25
what are lines of longitude?
lines that lie east or west of the equator
lines in the eastern hemisphere
lines that lie eat or west of the prime meridian
lines in the northern hemisphere
26
What is relative location?
exact location including lines of latitude and longitude
when people move from one place to another
areas grouped together based on what they have in common
what is nearby
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What is a historian?
a person who studies the past
a person who studies hospitals
a person who studies happiness
an educated guess

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