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What word did geography originate from
Geographia = writing describing the earth
Large unbroken landmass surrounded by water
Continent
Lowest point on earth
Dead sea West Asia
highest point
Mount Everest in Nepal
longest river on earth
Nile river (4160 miles long)
Weather Pattern/ longer period
Climate
Substances that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
Natural resources
natural resources are
Renewable
examples of nonrenewable resources
Oil and gas
is there summer in the Philippines
No
Condition of place/ shorter period of time
Weather
response to environment
Adaptation
growth and destiny
Population
describe peoples way of life/ could be material
Culture
reflects identity of a culture/ reason why we have novel,poem
Language
cornerstone of culture
Language
answers basic questions of life
Religion
Rules on wearing clothes and eating
Customs and Traditions
Distinct Physical Characteristic, group of people
Race
Common cultural identity, certain group possess
Ethnicity
Old world
Europe
New world
America
Europe was named after
A Phoenecian princess who is the consort of Zeus
What seperates Europe and Asia
Ural Mountain Range
The United Nations divided Europe into
4 continents
Why did the United Nations divide Europe into 4 continents
Statistical convenience
What sea seperates Europe and Africa
Mediterranean Sea
What ocean separates Europe from America
Atlantic ocean
What ocean separates Asia from America
Pacific ocean
A country which contributed massively to the world/ system of writing law/science/governance
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia has 2 rivers which are
Tigris and Euphrates
India/ Pakistan
Indus river
China
Huang Ho and Yangtze
Modern day IRAQ
Mesopotamia
Land between 2 rivers
Mesopotamia
Birthplace of civilization
Fertile Crescent
Hebrews are from
Israel
Lydians are from
Turkey
Phoenicians are from
Lebanon
Gift of Nile
EGYPT
Empties in Mediterranean Sea
Egypt
Rise of Pharoah
Great house
Ancient writing system of Egypt
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Predecessor of paper
Pyramids for after life
engineering feat
3 pyramids are
Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure
Embalming
Mummification
Who had higher status in society back then in Ancient Egypt
Women
With hundreds/ thousands of gods
Polythiest
Made Cueiform/Ziggurat/ city states
Sumerians
Cuneiform
System of writing
Ziggurat
Temple
First known emperor
Akkadian
Made Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian
From Turkey ( use Irons)
Hitties
Library with over 300,000 clay tablets
Assyrian