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1st 6 Weeks LT 21
Vocab for Geography, Texas Natives, and Explorers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Geography | Study of the Earth |
| Landforms | The shapes of the land |
| Climate | The average weather of a place over 20 to 30 years |
| Vegetation | The plant life in a certain area |
| Drought | A long period of time in which rain falls at a much slower rate |
| Physical Geography | The study of the land and its features |
| Human Geography | The study of the people and their ways |
| Culture | The customs, ideas, beliefs, and skills of a people |
| Pre-History | The time before written records |
| Hunter-Gathers | People who survive by searching for wild plants and animals to eat |
| Nomads(Nomadic) | People who wander from place to place in search of food |
| Sedentary | People that permanently live in one place |
| Allies | People who help each other in order to benefit them both |
| Adobe | Mix of wet clay and straw that is made into bricks and hardened in the sun |
| Pueblos | Large Native American homes made of adobe |
| Indigenous | people who are native to a particular place |
| Reconquista | Spain's efforts tovtake the land back from the Moors |
| Conquistadors | Leaders in the Spanish conquest of the Americas |
| Tribute | A payment of food and other valuables |
| Shaman | Native American healers |
| Bison | Buffalo |
| Northwest Passage | A water route that any explorers believed was a shortcut to Asia through North America |
| Mutiny | A revolt of soldiers or sailors against their leaders |
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