BASICS Flashcards
Most of the world uses a calendar that starts counting at the birth of Jesus Christ. This calendar is called ( ) named after ( )?
The Gregorian Calendar named after Pope Gregory XIII.
What are the largest bodies of water on earth called? Name all five.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
What is climate?
weather conditions in a place over a long period of time.
What are the five themes of geography?
Location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction.
Anthropologists study what?
Human culture and how it changes over time (often times using fossils and artifacts).
What is a “species”?
A class of individuals with similar physical characteristics.
Why would historians study the past?
- Learning about the past helps us understand the present.
* Learning from our mistakes helps us to not repeat them.
The Earth is divided into seven large landmasses called? Name them:
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America
The two geography themes that describe what a place is like, such as landforms, climate, plant or animal life are called
( ) and ( ).
Places and regions
When writing longitude, what cardinal directions follow the coordinates?
east and west
What do political maps show?
Cities, states, provinces, territories and countries, boundaries, borders between regions.
What do physical maps show?
A physical map shows landforms and bodies of water.
What do thematic maps show?
Specific info like climate, distribution of natural resources
Louis and Mary Leakey’s discoveries suggest human evolution started on what continent?
Africa
Define “oral history.”
Customs told and passed down from generation to generation
