Regions with a warm climate may have a higher population density because crops can grow (a)   .

The grid system that helps us identify absolute, or exact, locations on the Earth's surface is made up of lines of latitude and (a)   .

Latitude and longitude are both measured in degrees (°) and (a)   (′).

The main difference between longitude and latitude is that longitude is a measurement east or west of the prime meridian, while latitude is the measurement north or south of the (a)   .

The lines of latitude and longitude are not actually on the planet, but are (a)   lines used to help us find our way around the curved surface of Earth.

A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer-based tool for (a)   and analyzing things that exist and events that happen on Earth.

A (a)   map is a map used to indicate the forms of landscape and water bodies of an area.

A map that helps in representing the geographical boundaries, roads, and other similar features of an area is a (a)   map.

A (a)   map is a map made to reflect particular information about a geographic area.

The six elements of geography are: the world in spatial terms, places and regions, physical systems, human systems, environment and society, and the uses of (a)   .

The Essential Element 'The World in Spatial Terms' shows and studies relationships between people, places, and environments by mapping information about them into a (a)   context.

The Essential Element 'Places and Regions' focuses on the human and physical characteristics of places and regions and how the identities of individuals are rooted in particular (a)   .

The Essential Element 'Physical Systems' uses physical processes to shape Earth’s surface and how they interact with the creation and distribution of Earth’s (a)   .

The Essential Element 'Human Systems' addresses the distribution, migration, and settlement of human populations; economic systems; and how human populations (a)   with one another.

The Essential Element 'Environment and Society' addresses how the physical environment is modified by (a)   activities.

A (a)   location describes a precise point on Earth using the coordinates of latitude and longitude lines.

A (a)   location describes where something is by using another, familiar feature as a reference point.

Modern and ancient maps are similar in that they both represent an area through lines, symbols, and (a)   .

Social scientists are able to interpret the past by studying how humans have (a)   to create new communities.

Scholars who study human society are called ____.

Social scientists who study the past by examining objects that people have left behind are called (a)   .

Artifacts are anything made or used by humans, such as clothing, tools, weapons, and (a)   .

Historians are the recorders of the past and tend to focus mostly on the last few thousand years when people began leaving (a)   records.

Historians study all kinds of artifacts and (a)   , such as diaries and letters.

The most significant difference between primary and secondary sources is that primary sources give (a)   access to the subject of the research.

An autobiography is an example of a (a)   source.

A (a)   source provides second-hand information and commentary from other researchers, such as journal articles or reviews.

The study of (a)   examines the socially transmitted beliefs, values, institutions, behaviors, traditions and way of life of a group of people.

Human (a)   traits are behaviors, ideas, and technologies that can be learned from other individuals.