Warm up 9/26 Think about world history. Which regions of the world have typically been more advanced than the others? If geographic luck is true, which regions of the world would you expect to lack resources?

Notes: Geographic Luck Geographic Luck: The idea that the most important factors to the progress of civilization are: A good location Useful animals Useful plants

Notes The traits of a good location: Warm or temperate climate Good soil Access to water Easily reached by other humans

Notes Useful plants can either: Be eaten (like beans, wheat) Produce clothes (like cotton, flax) The most important are cereal grains: An edible grass (like wheat) Easy to farm Easy to preserve Lots of calories.

Notes There are 6 kinds of useful animals: Meat: fairly docile and can be eaten Food: provides food without being killed Clothes: produce fabric without being killed (wool) Transportation: can be ridden Security/War: guard or help in battle Work: can pull a plow or cart

Useful Organisms Assignment You will be charting the places where agriculture started. You need a laptop and a partner. For each place, you will record: It’s location on the map When it started agriculture The useful plants available The useful animals available Which of the six main uses each animal is A check mark next to cereal grains