Thinking Like A Historian

Geography is...

• the study of maps.

• the study of maps & globes.

• the study of other countries.

• the study of the earth & its physical features.

To answer the question, "Where is it?", there are TWO types of locations;

• Exact & Relative

• Precise & Rounded

• Absolute & Relative

• Absolute & Relation

What is the role of a historian?

• To memorize specific details about the past.

• To investigate events that occurred in the past to better understand them.

• To know which direction N, S, E, and W are on a map.

• To use secondary sources to figure out what happened in the past.

What feature does every timeline have?

• All timelines show events in chronological order.

• All timelines go from up to down.

• All timelines go from left to right.

• All timelines have pictures.

Why is it important to examine multiple primary and secondary sources when investigating an event?

• It is important to study multiple points of view so that you have a better picture of what really happened.

• It is important because without both types of sources the truth would never come out.

• It is important because people always lie.

• It is important because examining facts requires knowing people's opinions.

Why do historians need to have a good understanding of maps and how to read them?

• Historians will often use maps in their study of past events and people.

• Historians need to know about maps because the main topic they study is the geography of the modern world.

• Historians have to know about maps because that is the only type of source they use to study past events and people.

• Historians really don't need to know about maps unless they're studying the history of map making.

Records made by people who saw or took place in an event:

• secondary sources

• point of view

• primary sources

• historian

Records written by someone who was not there at the time of the event:

• primary sources

• effect

• secondary sources

• point of view

The study of the past is known as:

• point of view

• history

• historian

• evidence

Which statement is the best definition of a region?

• A region is an area in which people speak the same language.
• A region is an area that has common characteristics that distinguish it from neighboring areas.
• A region is an area set off from other areas by mountain ranges.
• A region is determined by an area's closeness to bodies of water.