Early Man Flashcards
The 5 Components of Geography
Location
Place
Human Enviromnent Interaction
Movement
Region
Location
Tells where a place is on the surface of the earth
Place
The (a) physical feautures and (b) human characteristics as described by geographers
A. landforms, bodies of water, climate, plant life
B. Where people live, economies, religion, language
Human Enviromnent Interaction
How do the people interact with their envoronment
deforestation, pollution, canals, etc…
Movement
movement of people, goods, & ideas
Missonary work
Escaping suppresion
Searching for opporuntiy
Manifestation (god, glory, gold)
Region
parts of the world are divided into different regions. This is based upon physical features, cultural, econmics, & politics
Culture
- Language, family, life, religion, art, etc…
- Culture is the sum for total of any groups intellectual, political, social, and ecconomic activity
Example of culture
Roman and Inuit
Which one is the culture
Romans - Inuit
Both. Romans are more advanced tho
Civilization
- Cilvilizations are complex cultures
Are people in cilvilizations differnt from people who aren’t in the way that they are to different species?
Nuh uh.
All people have the following that seperate us from other animals
Opposable thumbs- helps us make tools
90 cubic centimeter brains- abstrat thoughts
Upright vertabrae- ability to walk upright
What makes people in cilivilaztions better
Luck
envirommental advantages
highly fertile soil
cross road for trade
***the best are all!!!
if you have a surplus,
you can take risks
Cultures don’t have a surplus which means they are
subsistent
subsistent
only have what you need (no surplus)
Cultures couldn’t take risks because they were
subsistent
couldn’t take risks