vocabulary

2. a question that does not have a simple or direct answer and requires some thought and investigation to answer
5. relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony
7. policy the laws and regulations that determine how problems can be solved in response to social issues
8. all of the physical surroundings in a place including land, water. Animals, plants, and climate.
9. expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human made features
15. an object made or used by people in the past
16. expert who studies the past by examining objects
18. to make sure or certain
19. the characteristics of an object’s surface that can be identified by feeling or viewing it

1. having a form composed of one or a number of simple shapes, such as triangles, squares, or circles
3. in history, the process of exploring the answers to questions about a certain time and place
4. expert who studies and records the past
6. source a document or other record of past events created by someone who was not present during the events or the time period in which they occurred
7. before written history
10. source a document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred
11. an important part or characteristic of something
12. the position that researchers take about a particular topic, based on the evidence that they have gathered
13. a written work that contains important information
14. a personal leaning or a preference for a particular outlook
17. someone who searches for information on a particular subject