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| address or global grid coordinates; the exact location |
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| describing the location of one place/object by referring to another place/object |
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| the natural and human features that make one place different from another |
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| human-environment interaction |
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| the relationship between people and their environment |
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| how goods, people, and ideas are transported from one place to another |
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| a group of places that share common characteristics |
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- the recorded events of people
- the time period after prehistory
- time period where people have written languages
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- the period of time before written languages were developed
- time period before history
- archaeologists study artifacts to learn about prehistory
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| a scientist who studies ancient objects/artifacts to learn about the people who used the objects |
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| stories passed down by word of mouth |
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| a member of a group of people who had no settled home |
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| soil containing substances plants need to grow |
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| a time period characterized by the use of stone tools |
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| During the Old Stone Age... |
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- people were hunters and gathers
- people were nomads
- fire was discovered
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| During the New Stone Age... |
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- people learned to farm, which meant they had a dependable food source
- people domesticated animals, which provided another dependable food source
- people settled in areas with fertile soil
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| a system that allows farmers to supply land with water from another place |
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| more of something, such as food, than is needed |
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| a worked who is especially skilled in making something |
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| a society that has cities, a central government, and workers who specialize in various jobs |
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| a group of people with similar backgrounds, wealth, and ways of living |
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