Review

Today in class we reviewed for the quiz on Thursday. Review consisted of topic we need to study for the quiz. Jared Diamond was trying to find out why civilizations started in a certain area. Jared Diamond is a professor at UCLA. He watches birds as a hobby. Major crops: wheat, barley, corn, rice. Capitol of Papua New Guinea is Port Moresby. Papua New Guinea is located North of Australia. Hunter/gatherers spend most of the time finding food and move around a lot. Surplus of food gives people time to work on other things. Specialized workers are a result of a surplus of food. Geographic luck is a big part of how civilizations grew.