S.S unit 1 Flashcards
Historian
A person who studys people and events from the past.
Archeoligist
A person who studys artifacts to learn about the past.
Econimist
A person who studies how wealth is distributed into a society.
Political scientist
A person who studys government and laws created by people in the scocity.
Anthropologist
A person who studies the culture and
values of people within a society.
Geographer
A person who studies landforms and how
geography influences the way people live.
Primary Source
a document or physical object that was written or created by someone during the time period being studied
Example: The Diary of Anne Frank, a diary written by a young Jewish girl who hid from the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Secondary Source
a document created after the time period being studied using primary sources to write about it
Example: An essay written in 2016 about the Neolithic Revolution that occurred in 10,000 B.C.E.
Phycical map
shows landforms like deserts, mountains, plains, and oceans.
Political
shows governmental boundarys of countrys, states, counties, and major citys.
Thematic
emphisizes a particular theme connected with a specific region or world.
Geography
the study of the earth, its people and
their resources.
Place
Characteristics that define a place and explains what makes it different from other places. (Includes physical or cultural differences.)
Location
Where things are located?
Absolute: latitude and longitude or a street address.
Relative: explained by identifying landmarks, direction, or distance between places.
Human Environment Interaction
Humans and the environment interact with each other.
