7th grade Review

The Following Slides are on the 5 Themes of Geography

Location Place Human Environment Interaction Movement Region

LOCATION Where is it located? Absolute Location: Is the exact spot on Earth. Relative Location: Is the position of a place in relation to other places.

include climate, vegetation, landforms, bodies of water and wildlife. Place Describes a location’s place by physical and human features. What does this place look like? Physical features include climate, vegetation, landforms, bodies of water and wildlife. Human features include language, religion, culture and customs, politics and government, skin tone, facial features, music, food, architecture and landmarks.

REGION is a group of places that share a common physical or human characteristic or feature. Common Human Features Chinatown in NYC is unified by a common human feature. It is culture! Common Physical Features The Great Lakes Region is a large area in the U.S. that shares common physical features.

Human Environment Interaction focuses on the relationship between people and their environment. Indonesia Rice Fields Logging in the Amazon How do people affect the environment AND how the environment affects people.

ideas are “moved” or communicated around the world. Movement How and why do people, goods and ideas move from place to place? Migration, commuting to work and school and traveling on vacation are human movement. Trade , importing and exporting of products, food and raw materials are movement of goods Cell phones, internet, newspaper, books, television, fax and radio are how ideas are “moved” or communicated around the world.

Mesopotamia WTK Caravan cuneiform Bazaar city-state Exile famine Fertile Crescent monotheism Polytheism Scribe https://goo.gl/cj8LjM -----> Quizlet

Mesopotamia Geography

Mesopotamian Civilizations and People and Ideas Sumerians Babylonians Phoenicians Leaders Sargon the Great (Acadians) Hammurabi (Babylonians Hammurabi’s Code Set of Laws “Eye for an Eye”

Egypt WTK Artisans Afterlife Hieroglyphs Isolate Preserve Silt Delta Papyrus dynasty Delta Papyrus Quizlet https://goo.gl/7Ea9N1

Egyptian Geography

Egyptian People, Ideas, and accomplishments King Ramses Moses (Leader of the Israelites) Construction of the Great Pyramids Using math skills Calendar Science (Alignment with solar system) Egyptian Success was based on Slavery of the Israelites. Once Israelites left the the economic output decreased and Egypt became vulnerable to outside sources.

India WTK Subcontinent Monsoon Caste system Reincarnation Ahimsa Nirvana Convert Missionary Tolerance Quizlet https://goo.gl/UV8OgX

India Geography

India- People, civilizations and accomplishments Religions Hinduism Buddhism Gods Shiva Brahma Vishnu Civilizations Mohenjo Daro City blocks Plumming Sewer system Harappa Indus River Caste System

Philosophy Civil service Currency Warlord Silk Road Confucianism China WTK Philosophy Civil service Currency Warlord Silk Road Confucianism Loess Dowry legacy Mandate of Heaven

China Geography

China- People's, Ideas, and accomplishments Confucius Lui Bang Shi Huangdi Dynasties Shang Zhou Qin Han Ideas and accomplishments Confucianism Great Wall of China Terra Cotta Warriors Silk Road Ideas and accomplishments Confucianism Great Wall of China Terra Cotta Warriors Silk Road

Greece WTK Philosopher Democracy Plague Aristocrat Barbarian Oracle Tyrant Tribute https://goo.gl/s7eg1K

Greece Geography

Greece People and accomplishments Alexander the Great Helen of Troy Accomplishments Democracy Sea trade Military excellence Conquer Mediterranean