Geography Flashcards
What happened 3.5 million years ago
Australopithecus equals Lucy, biped , opposable thumbs
2.5 million years ago
Homo habilis equals handyman, you stone tools for cutting
1.6 million
Homo erectus equals upright man, first to migrate to India China southeastern Asia Europe, use technology equals fire, spoken communication
200,000
Neanderthals equals Africa to Europe Central Asia middle east, developed a religious beliefs and rituals, musical expression it was blue bone flute, “parading equals lived in hunted in clans
150,000
Homo sapiens equals why is man equals Africa to your Asia Australia and America is global, Homo sapiens sapiens, a.k.a. Cro-Magnon’s equals sub species which are modern humans, the larger brains equal smarter, advanced tools and oral language, created cave art
8000 B.C.E.
Last of the ice ages, neolithic societies equals hunting and gathering equals food production, domesticated plants and animals equals four and communities equals increased population, specialization equals developed weaving in pottery making skills
4000 BCE
First settlements equal Sumer
3000 BC E
Neolithic age and equals bronze age begins
Political maps
Shows the different countries based on government boundaries
Physical map
Shows physical features on earth
Projection types
Systematic transformations of latitude and longitude lines
Physical boundaries
Natural features
Cultural boundaries
Man-made features
Borders
Recognize limits of territory
Anthropology
The study of humans
