Chapter 1 Flashcards
latitude
north and south
five themes of geography
location place human-environmental interaction movement region
longitude
east and west
prehistory
the time before events were recorded
anthropology
origins and development of people and their societies
archaeology
branch of anthropology which is the study of past people and cultures
artifact
object made by humans
nomad
someone who gathers/hunts and moves often
glacier
sheet of ice
animism
the belief that the world was full of spirits and forces that might reside in animals, objects and dreams
domesticate
to tame an animal
Old Stone Age (other name)
Paleolithic Age
Old Stone/Paleolithic Age
earliest period of human history that was recorded
Neolithic Revolution
change from nomadic life to a settled farming life
surplus
extra