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Unit 1
- 1. Unit 1 Introduction toour World A. Physical Earth B. Culture C. Chronological Time
- 2. Latitude and Longitude Continents Physical Earth Physical Regions Features Ice Japan Mountains China Rainforest South Asia Rivers Southeast Asia Plains Middle East Islands Africa Deserts Latin America River Valleys Europe
- 3. Location of theContinents Asia Europe North America Africa Latitude - Equator o 0 South America Longitude – Prime Meridian Australia 0o Antarctica
- 4. Major Physical Featuresof the Earth Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean Baltic Sea Ural Great Mountains Plains Steppes Gobi Desert Atlantic Alps Ocean Rocky Black Mountains Mediterranean Sea Sea Huang He R Appalachain Sahara Himalaya Mountains Mountains Desert Tigris R Yangtse R Pacific Mississippi R Ocean Pacific Persian Ocean Gulf Ganges R Amazon Niger R Rainforest Euphrates R Amazon R mountains Indus R Nile R Red Sea deserts Andes Mountains Congo R plains Atacama Indian Desert Ocean The Pampas Kalahari Desert
- 5. Physical Earth: Terms Continent: Seven (7) main land masses of the earth; North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
- 6. Physical Earth: Terms Region: A man-made geographical classification that divides the earth into parts; parts are similar in history, economy, religion, etc
- 7. Physical Earth: Terms Latitude: Measures distances north or south of the equator Longitude: Measures distances east or west of the Prime Meridian
- 8. Physical Earth: Terms Equator: o 0 Latitude – divides the North and South
- 9. Physical Earth: Terms Prime Meridian: 0o Longitude – Divides the East and West
- 10. Physical Earth: Terms International Dateline: 180o Longitude – where one day changes to the next day
- 11. Physical Earth: Terms Hemispheres: Half of the Earth – Examples: North and South, East and West N W E S
- 12. Physical Earth: Terms Monsoons: Seasonal winds that often bring heavy rains for many weeks – or severe drought – depending on which way the winds are blowing for extended periods of time
- 13. Monsoons: Cause: Large temperature changes from sea toland in areas near the equator India Bangladesh South West China
- 16. Physical Features: Islands: Isolates one culture from another Japan
- 18. Physical Features: Mountains: Separates cultures (barrier to travel) Himalayan Mountains (India from China)
- 20. Physical Features: Desert: Separates cultures (barrier to travel) Sahara - (Arab Africa from Tribal Africa)
- 21. Major Deserts ofthe World
- 22. Physical Features: Rainforests: Barrier to travel Amazon (Brazil)
- 23. Major Rainforests ofthe World
- 24. Physical Features: River: Good transportation route (often through barriers like rainforests, mts., deserts) Nile (Egypt)
- 25. Major Rivers ofthe World
- 27. Physical Features: River Valley: Great location to begin a civilization Tigris and Euphrates (Sumer)
- 29. Physical Features: Plains: Very good for farming Often attract invading nations Steppes (Russia)
- 31. Physical Features: Ice: Prevents trade during some months of the year Difficult travel Russia
- 32. Ice and GlacialRegions
- 33. Section B -Culture Cultural Cultural Diffusion Diversity Culture The 8 Elements Art of Culture Geography Politics Economy Language Society Customs Religion
- 34. Cultural Concepts: A. Cultural The mixing together of different cultures (often creating a new Diffusion: culture) Examples: - Southeast Asia is a mix of Indian and Chinese cultures - Latin America is a mix of Native Americans, black Africans and Europeans
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- 38. Cultural Concepts: B. CulturalDiversity: Different cultures living together but not mixed very well Examples: - Israel – Jews and Muslims stay separated - Balkans
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- 41. Cultural Concepts: C. EightElements of a Culture Society: Types of people in a culture (Race, religious identity, nationality)
- 42. Cultural Concepts: C. EightElements of a Culture Art: The way a culture expresses their ideas (dance, architecture, music)
- 43. Cultural Concepts: C. EightElements of a Culture Geography: The land, location and natural resources of a culture (physical features, climate, raw materials)
- 47. Cultural Concepts: C. EightElements of a Culture Language: Communication system of a culture (speech, writing, symbols)
- 49. Cultural Concepts: C. EightElements of a Culture Religion: Organized beliefs and rituals of a group (worship, ceremonies)
- 51. Cultural Concepts: C. EightElements of a Culture Economy: The way you get the things you need (trade, agriculture, industry, money, hunting)
- 53. Cultural Concepts: C. EightElements of a Culture Politics: Government and laws of a culture (leadership, services, rules)
- 54. Cultural Concepts: C. EightElements of a Culture Customs: Traditions of a culture (holidays, clothing, celebrations)
- 55. Section C -Chronological Time Centuries/Decades A general overlook at the time frame of Earth’s history Timelines Time Management BC/AD(CE) Chronological Time Historical Chronology Sequence of the Global History Course Periods of History Graphic Organizer
- 56. Time Management Terms Decade: A period of ten (10 ) years Century: A period of one hundred (100) years BC/AD: A time system used to measure events from the birth of Christ BC: Before Christ – (all of the years before Jesus was born) AD: Anos Domini – “In the year of our Lord” – (all the years after Jesus was born) CE: Common Era – the new term used to represent the “AD” time “BCE” – represents “before common era" Birth of Jesus 400 300 200 100 100 200 300 400 BC AD (BCE) (CE)