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Study Guide: Unit 1
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History
7th Grade
09/08/2011

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What are the 5 themes of geography?[image]
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Location, Place, Interaction, Movement, Regions
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The trading of corn is an example of: (one of the five themes )

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Movement
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The Statue of Liberty is at 43 degrees Latitude and 23 degrees Longitude. This is an example of: ( one of the 5 themes )[image]
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Location
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Irrigation is an example of: (one of the 5 themes)

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Interaction
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What are the 5 Great Lakes?

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 Lake Superior, Huron, Erie, Ontario, Michigan
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The study of people, their environments, and their resources is

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Definition
Geography
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Lines that measure east to west are lines of:

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Lines of Longitude
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Lines that measure north to south are lines of:

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Lines of Latitude
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What is the longest river system in North America?

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The Mississippi-Missouri river system
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What is an example of a primary source?
Definition

Official documents such as laws or court decisions, public speeches, eyewitness accounts such as diaries and letters, and autobiographies.

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What is an example of a secondary source?
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encyclopedias, biographies, book and articles written by historians

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What is Bias?

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leaning toward or against a certain person, group, or idea
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What is Authenticity?

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whether or not the source is actually what it seems to be.
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Christopher Columbus was an ______ but he sailed for _____.

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Christopher Colombus was an Italian but he sailed for East Indies.
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His three ships were:

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Santa Maria, Niña, and Pinta
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The first Spanish colony was called:[image]
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Hispaniola
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A group of people who settle in a distant land but are still rules by the government of their native land is a:

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Colony
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Colombus discovering America was the _______ or a decisive change in history.[image]
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Colombus discovering America was the turning point or a decisive change in history.
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_________ was the first person to circumnavigate the world.

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Ferdinand Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the world.
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What is the Columbian Exchange?

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When the Eastern and Western Hempispheres met, they exchanged goods and ideas.
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Conquistadors is the spanish word for:[image]
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Conquerors
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