1. 5/29 Focus:
The social sciences are broken up into fields of study.
Geographers use a number of tools to help them understand how location impacts the development of groups and people.
Do Now:
What major turning point/revolution allowed for the development of civilizations?

2. Final Exam Review
Day 1

3. Final Exam Review Project
Each day you will receive a Final Exam Review packet.
You will be required to complete the in class review each day
You will make 5 questions based on the material covered during the review for homework each night. Answers for each question are required.
Review packets will be stapled together and turned in on 6/11.

4. Economists Study the following: Scarcity of resources
What a society should produce
How to produce it and for whom
Distribution of goods and services

5. Sociologists
Study society and social behavior

6. Archeologists
Study the physical artifacts of a society

7. Political Scientists
Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems

8. Historians Research, analyze, and interpret the past
Use primary and secondary sources

9. Anthropologists
Study the origin and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans

10. Geographers
Study the connection between people and the places where they live

11. Which social scientist specializes in studying issues such as the scarcity of resources and availability of goods?
anthropologist
sociologist
economist
archaeologist

12. Which aspect of social science would a geographer most likely study in depth?
how beliefs influence the behavior of a group of people
how economic events influence history
how location influences the way people live
how people influence governmental decisions

13. Which social scientists are best known for studying the physical artifacts of a culture?
Geographers
Archaeologists
economists
sociologists

14. When studying ancient civilizations, a geographer would be most interested in looking at
language as a form of expression
family structure
climatic influences on food production
standards for leadership

15. Historians value the writings of Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta because they
serve as primary sources about trade and culture
provide the basis for European holy books
include advice on how to be a democratic ruler
present unbiased views of life in Africa and Asia

16. Geography Review Questions

17. Peninsula A body of land surrounded by water on three sides
Italy, India, Korea, Iberian (Spain/Portugal)

18. Archipelago
A group or chain of islands
Japan

19. Strait A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
Straits of Malacca, Bering Strait

20. Plains Flat lands that have only small changes in elevation
Great Plains

21. Steepe
A plain with short grasses and without trees
Central Asia

22. Physical Maps
Show landmarks such as mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, and other geographic features

23. Political Maps
Show lines defining countries, states, cities, or territories; show borders

24. Which feature would most often be shown on a political map?
topography
type of climate
capital cities
elevation

25. One characteristic common to these areas is that they all
• Siberian Plain • Sahara Desert • Amazon Basin • Mongolian Steppes
One characteristic common to these areas is that they all
have a low population density
are located between major river valleys
are major religious centers
have large areas of valuable farmland

26. Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. ______________________________ A. Seafood makes up a large part of the Filipino diet. B. Africans built hydroelectric plants along the Zambezi River. C. The majority of Russians live west of the Ural Mountains. D. The most densely populated area of India is the Ganges River Valley.
Rivers Are Barriers to Interdependence
Economic Issues Influence National Goals
Geography Affects Human Behavior
Governments Control the Actions of Citizen

27. Which conclusion is best supported by these statements?
• The fertile soil of river valleys allowed early civilizations to develop and flourish. • In the 1500s and 1600s, control of the Strait of Malacca determined who traded in the Spice Islands. • Because Japan is an island that is mostly mountainous, people live in densely populated areas along the coast.
Which conclusion is best supported by these statements?
Major urban centers are found only along rivers.
The geography of a nation or region influences its development.
Without mountains and rivers, people cannot develop a culture.
The spread of new ideas is discouraged by trade and conquest.

28. Development of Civilizations Review Questions

29. Paleolithic Era
Nomadic People
Hunter/Gathers
Simple stone tools

30. Neolithic Era
Development of farming and domestication of animals

31. 8 Features of CivilizationsB
Art/Architecture
Organized Religion

32. 8 Features of CivilizationsD
Cities
Job Specialization

33. 8 Features of Civilizations
Government
Public Works

34. 8 Features of CivilizationsG H
System of Writing
Social Classes

35. How did the introduction of agriculture affect early peoples?
Societies became nomadic.
Food production declined.
Civilizations developed.
Birthrates decreased rapidly.

36. Early peoples who moved frequently as they searched for the food they needed for survival are called
hunters and gatherers
village dwellers
subsistence farmers
guild members

37. Presence of public works, art and architecture, organized religions, and systems of writings are associated with:
Economic Development in Ancient Egypt
Cultural Diffusion in Mohenjo-Daro
Features of the Old Stone Age
Characteristics of Civilizations

38. The term “subsistence farmers” refers to people who grow:
enough food to feed an entire village
food to sell in village markets
just enough food to meet the needs of the immediate family
a single cash crop