2011-2012 GEOGRAPHY SOL REVIEW

1. ____________________the study of the Earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity. GEOGRAPHY2. Horizontal lines on Earth are lines of ______________. They are known as "parallels" of latitude, because they run parallel to the equator. LATITUDE3. The “________________” divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

EQUATOR

4. Vertical lines on Earth are lines of ____________, known as "Meridians."

LONGITUDE 5. The “_____________ Meridian “is used as a line from which longitude east and west is measured.

PRIME

2011-2012 EARLY MAN SOL REVIEW

1. Stone Age: the period of human prehistory when ______________ was the main raw material for making ________________.

STONE TOOLS- PALEOLITHIC AGE – OLD STONE AGE

Nomadic hunter-gatherer- NEOLITHIC AGE – NEW STONE AGE (7500 BC)

Agriculture

2. Homo-Sapiens first appeared in _______________ between __________ to __________ years ago.

AFRICA100,000 TO 400,000

3. Hunter-gatherers survival depended on the availability of what?

FOOD, WATER, & SHELTER

4. Characteristics of Hunter-Gatherer Societies during the Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age)

A. Were _____________, migrating in search of food, water and shelter.

NOMADICB. Invented the first ___________, including simple weapons.

TOOLSC. Learned how to make & use __________.

FIRE

4. Characteristics of Hunter-Gatherer Societies during the Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age)

D. Lived in _____________. CLANS

E. Developed ____________ language. ORAL (SPEECH)

F. Created “___________ _________”. CAVE ART

5. List 5 Advances made during the Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)

A. Developed ______________.AGRICULTURE - BEGINS NEW STONE AGE

B. Domesticated ________________.ANIMALS

C. Used _______________ tools.ADVANCED

5. List 5 Advances made during the Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)

D. Made ________________.POTTERY – STORAGE OF FOOD, SUPPLIES

E. Developed _____________________ skillsWEAVING - CLOTHING

6. Which type of scientist studies past cultures? ARCHAEOLOGISTS7. What is the difference between fossils and artifacts? FOSSILS ARE HUMAN REMAINS, ARTIFACTS

ARE ITEMS MADE BY HUMANS.8. Why do we carbon date fossils and artifacts?

RADIO CARBON DATING TELLS THE AGE OF AN ITEM

9. What are two examples of two early Neolithic cities?

- Aleppo & Jericho - Çatalhöyük is an example of a Neolithic settlement currently under excavation

10. What is Stonehenge?Is an example of an archaeological site in

England that was begun during the Neolithic Age and completed during the Bronze Age.