1. Geography: The study of people, their environments, & their resources

2. Region DefinitionExample An area with a similar physical or human trait New England, Middle, & Southern colonies were grouped by their geographies & lifestyles

3. Location DefinitionExample Explained in latitude & longitude Also explained in relation to another place Where was Britain’s first permanent New World colony located? Jamestown, VA 37°N 76°W

4. Place DefinitionExample Uses adjectives Describes physical & human features How would you describe Jamestown’s geography & climate? Marshy soil Not suitable for most crops Hot & humid

5. Interaction DefinitionExample People adapt to & change the environment Jamestown colonists CHANGED the environment by planting tobacco & building homes They ADAPTED to the environment by changing their dress & food

6. Movement DefinitionExample Why & how people travel Involves exchanging goods, ideas, & services Jamestown colonists came to the New World to find gold They exchanged knowledge, disease, & culture with Native Americans

7. Cartographer: Mapmaker

8. Physical Maps: Maps that deal with physical features

10. US Elevation

11. Thematic Maps: Maps that deal with specific topics

13. US Slave Population in 1850

15. Battle of Antietam US Civil War

16. Continent: 1 of the 7 main landmasses of the globe “There are 7 There are 7 Continents Continents North and South America Europe, Asia, Africa Australia Antarctica”

17. Isthmus: Narrow strip of land

18. Peninsula: An area of land almost completely surrounded by water

19. Elevation: Height above sea level

20. Latitude: Measures distance North & South of Equator

21. Longitude: Measures distance East & West of Prime Meridian

22. Primary Source Item that has survived from the past Provides firsthand information about a person or event Created by someone who knew the person or witnessed the event Examples?

23. Primary Source Examples Official documents Speeches Eyewitness accounts Letters Diaries Autobiographies Photographs Videotapes Artifacts

24. Secondary Source Provides indirect information on a person or event Created by someone who did not know the person or witness the event Often based on primary sources Examples?

25. Secondary Source Examples Textbooks Encyclopedias Biographies Books and articles written by historians

26. Authentic Source A source that is actually what it seems to be Genuine/real Not fake/forged

27. Bias Source A source that contains prejudice or support towards or against something

28. Infer To make an educated guess