Unit 1 Vocabulary
Across
- 4. a symbol showing the cardinal directions
- 6. Half of the Earth as divided by the equator, or the prime meridian
- 8. the first period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E.
- 10. something that can be used to fulfill a need
- 14. An imaginary line of longitude around the middle of a planet
- 15. a small description of the symbols used.
- 17. An imaginary latitude line around the middle of a planet
- 18. an arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil
- 19. a Neolithic town discovered in central Turkey
- 21. relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony
- 22. a measure of how far north or south a place on Earth is from the Equator
- 23. to train a wild animal to be useful to humans
Down
- 1. an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind
- 2. an expert who studies and records the past
- 3. the business of buying and selling or exchanging items
- 5. an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features
- 7. a measure of how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian.
- 9. the later part of the Stone age, called the New Stone Age, lasted from around 8000 to 3000 B.C.E.
- 11. one who moves from place to place with no permanent home
- 12. before written history
- 13. the ratio of distance on the map to the distance on the ground.
- 16. an object made or used by people in the past
- 20. the business of farming; growing crops and raising animals