An illustration on a map indicating the cardinal directions such as north, east, south, and west
Northern Hemisphere
Pangaea
map key
Compass Rose
A guide on a map explaining the symbols and colors used to represent features
supercontinent
tectonic plates
hunter-gatherers
Map Key/Legend
The half of the Earth located above the equator
compass rose
southern hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
farming
The half of the Earth located below the equator
hominins
Southern Hemisphere
nomads
northern hemisphere
The point on Earth's surface where its axis intersects the surface in the northern direction
map key
southern hemisphere
North Pole
tectonic plates
The half of the Earth east of the prime meridian
homo erectus
stone tools
Eastern Hemisphere
northern hemisphere
The half of the Earth west of the prime meridian
Western Hemisphere
Nomads
southern hemisphere
Compass rose
A hypothetical supercontinent believed to have existed millions of years ago
neanderthals
North Pole
Pangaea
pre-history
A very large landmass consisting of multiple continents joined together
Nomads
North Pole
Supercontinent
Pre-History
Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact, leading to geological phenomena
Compass Rose
Supercontinent
Pangaea
Tectonic plates
The period of time before written records were kept
Neanderthals
Homo Erectus
Nomads
Pre-history
An extinct species of hominin that lived during the Pleistocene epoch
Cave Paintings
homo erectus
fire
Stone tools
The species of modern humans
fire
Nomads
Homo Sapiens
Hunter-gatherers
An extinct species of archaic humans that lived in Eurasia
North Pole
Hominins
Homo Sapiens
Neanderthals
Societies that obtain food by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants
Southern Hemisphere
Pangaea
hunter-gatherers
Cave Paintings
The practice of cultivating crops and raising livestock for food
Fire
Nomads
farming
stone tools
