Social Studies Terms 8th Grade-Week 3

Primary source

Primary source

Any object that was created during the time that something happened. An original source.

Secondary Source

Any source that was later created by somebody that did not experience the events first hand.

Chronological

A series of events that starts with the earliest date and ends with the most recent.

Bias

Favoring one thing over another in a way that is unfair.

Credibility

The quality of being trusted and believed in

Inquiry

To ask questions; inquire

Movement/Migration

To change physical location; to move

Location

The place where a particular point or object is located

Human Environmental Interaction

Interactions between the human social system and ecosystems around them.

Place

The physical and human environmental characteristics that describe an area on Earth.

The difference between Place and Location is…

Place has physical and human characteristics while location has latitude and longitude.

Region

An area on Earth's surface (Northwest, Southeast, ect)