Core Concepts Pt. 1

The following are examples of which two geographic themes: population counts, climate, and history.

• Place and region

• Movement and place

• Region and human-environment interaction

• Region and movement

The study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence is

• Anthropology

• Archaeology

• Geography

• None of the above

Information that comes directly from a person who experienced the event is a

• Secondary source

• Tertiary source

• Primary source

• Place

Archaeologists are constantly looking for ____, an object made by a human being.

• Secondary source

• Artifact

• Anthropology

• Oral tradition

A tool or weapon can be considered a(n)

• Artifact

• Oral tradition

• Secondary source

• Tertiary source

Which is not a basic part of a map?

• Key

• Compass rose

• Grid

• Interstate highways

This kind of map shows a larger area than a main map; it shows where the area of the map is located within a larger area.

• Scale bar

• World map

• Historical map

• Locator map

A scale bar shows

• How much space on a map represents a given distance on land

• Where an area on a map is located within a larger area

• A compass of directions on a diagram

• Used to show latitude and longitude

How do timelines show historical events or periods?

• Shown in the order in which they happened

• Shown in no specific order

• Rarely used in the field of history

• None of the above

A list of events in the order in which they occurred refers to

• Period

• Historians

• Chronology

• Calendar