SS Vocab

Question 1

Geography

Answer 1

The study of Earths surface the land, water, and its weather.Ex-Mountains,rivers,caves.

Question 2

Physical regions

Answer 2

A land region that shares ( has) a natural envirement

Question 3

Climate

Answer 3

Weather and temperature that lasts a long period of time

Question 4

Culture

Answer 4

The way of life of any group of people.

Question 5

Cultural regions

Answer 5

An area in which culture is expressed.Ex- Italy-Italian

Question 6

*Archeologist

Answer 6

Scientists who study the remains of human culture long ago.

Question 7

*Anthropologist

Answer 7

Someone who studies all human culture. Ex-settlements,ancestors,and patterns of migration

Question 8

Oral history

Answer 8

Stories passed on from one generation to the next.

Question 9

Artifacts

Answer 9

Anything made or used by people in the past.Ex-tools,pottery,weapons

Question 10

Primary sources

Answer 10

Best sources of information. Ex- Memoirs,videos,eye witnesses

Question 11

Secondary sources

Answer 11

Sources people can read about. Ex-Notes, textbook, oral history,newspaper

Question 12

Values

Answer 12

Beliefs of what people consider important in life.

Question 13

Innovation

Answer 13

A new idea or way of doing something- INVENTION.

Question 14

Diffusion

Answer 14

The spreading of one thing to the other.

Question 15

Infusion

Answer 15

The introduction of one substance,idea,or influence into the other.

Question 16

Ancestors

Answer 16

Family members who lived long ago.