Social Studies Ch. 1

Question 1

history:

Answer 1

the study of the past

Question 2

culture:

Answer 2

the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people.

Question 3

archaeology:

Answer 3

the study of the past based on what people left behind.

Question 4

fossil:

Answer 4

an imprint or part of something that was once alive

Question 5

artifacts:

Answer 5

objects created and used by human

Question 6

primary resource:

Answer 6

an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed an event

Question 7

secondary resource:

Answer 7

information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event

Question 8

geography:

Answer 8

the study of the past of the earth’s cultural and physical features

Question 9

landforms:

Answer 9

the natural features of the land’s surface

Question 10

climate:

Answer 10

the pattern of weather condition area over a long period of time

Question 11

environment:

Answer 11

includes all the living and nonliving things that affect life in an area

Question 12

region:

Answer 12

an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas

Question 13

resources:

Answer 13

material found in the earth that people need and value