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| human geography | study of characteristics such as where people live, their economic activities, religious beliefs, languages |
| physical geography | study of landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil quality, resources, plants, animals |
| political geography | study of local, state, national, international political boundaries, such as voting districts, government borders |
| physical map | shows physical features such as bodies of water, deserts, mountain ranges |
| political map | shows locations of cities, countries, international boundaries |
| longitude | vertical lines that measure east & west of the Prime Meridian |
| latitude | horizontal lines that measure north and south of the equator |
| migration | term describing the movement of people |
| trade | the exchange of goods and services between people and nations |
| primary source | information from a person who witnessed or experienced an event |
| secondary source | information about an event from a person who did not witness or experience it |
| nomad | a person who migrates constantly, hunting animals and picking fruit |
| domestication | taming of animals |
| hunters and gatherers | phrase describing how Paleolithic people obtained food |
| 6 features of civilization | cities, organized religion, government, writing system, art, public works |
| pharaoh | title for the ruler of the Egyptians |
| vizier | chief advisor |
| silt | rich soil |
| Nile delta | where the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea |
| cataract | a waterfall |
| "Gift of the Nile" | a name given to Egypt |
| Queen Hatshepsut | Female pharaoh, built Egyptian temples displaying the wealth and the power of the New Kingdom |
| Pharaoh Ramses II | Expanded Egypt into palestine, brought peace with the Hittites |
| Neolithic Age | period in history when people learned to farm and stopped being nomadic |
