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| latitude | imaginary lines that measure distance from the equator |
| artifacts | man-made objects used to learn about a people's culture |
| archeology | the study of evidence left by early people in order to find out about their way of life |
| political science | the study of government |
| social sciences | studies that relate to human society and social behavior |
| geography | the study of the physical features of the earth and how they influence people's lives |
| reliability | whether or not a source gives an accurate account of the events being described |
| movement | geographic theme that demonstrates how earth's physical features help or hinder transportation of people or goods |
| cartographer | mapmaker |
| interaction | geographic theme that describes how people adapt to their environment |
| physical map | map that shows physical features of an area |
| irrigation | bringing water to dry land |
| location | geographic theme that answers the question "where?" |
| authenticity | whether or not the source is actually what it seems to be |
| chronology | the sequence of events over time |
| bias | a leanng toward or against a certain group or idea |
| culture | the way of life that a people has developed |
| secondary source | an account provided after the fact by people who did not directly witness an event |
| primary source | firsthand information about people or events |
| place | geographic theme that answers the question "what does it look like?" |
| political map | map that shows boundaries |
| economics | the study of how people manage their limited resources to meet their wants and needs |
| longitude | imaginary lines that measure east and west of the Prime Meridian |
| region | geographic theme that demonstrates similarities in physical areas |
| Prime Meridian | 0 degress longitude |
| exact location | location described using latitude and longitude |
| relative location | location described in reference to another place |
| Mercator projection | early picture of the earth. It was inaccurate because it distored the size of land mases. |
| Robinson projection | accurate picture of the earth surface used today |
| psychology | the study of the mind and how it affects behavior. |
| sociology | the study of how people behave in large groups |
| civics | the study of the rights and responsibilities of citizens. |
| era | a major period of time |
