| A | B |
|---|
| lines of latitude run | east and west |
| lines of longitude run | north and south |
| lines of latitude measure distance | North and south |
| lines of longitude measure distance | east and west |
| 0 degrees latitude | equator |
| 0 degrees longitude | Prime meridan |
| Five themes of geography | organize information |
| absolute location | latitude and longitude |
| theme of regions | group places that have somthing in common |
| movement | goods and ideas get from one place to another |
| Human Environment Interaction | how people affect their environment |
| globe | shows the earth at scale |
| flat map | distort the accuracy of the world |
| representation of earth on a flat surface | map |
| symbols and colors on a map | key |
| diagram on a map showing direction | compass map |
| land between rivers | one of the first civilizations settled |
| Mesopotamians | farmers |
| people settled in southern Mesopotamia | plenty of fresh water |
| successful farming | irrigated crops |
| Mesopotamia technology | system of writing |
| advantages of cuneiform | simpler than picture writing |
| Sumerians advanced civilization | developed writing, religion, and technology |
| code of Hammurabi | to protect the people |
| difference between Assyrian and Babylonian cultures | Assyrians placed a higher value on war and conquest |
| Nebuchadnezzar II | great and glorious rule |
| King David's kingdom | Israel |
| purpose of Solomon's temple | to house the Torah |
| Phoenicians'effect of trading | goods and ideas were spread |
| Lydians contributions that still exists today | coins |
