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location the site or position of a place or thing
environment the surroundings in which people plants or animals live
plain a large area of flat , or nearly flat land
barrier island a narrow island between the mainland and the ocean
escarpment a steep slope or cliff
plateau an area of high flat land
fault line a crack in earth surface caused by moving plates
aquifer a layer of rock or gravel that absorbs rainfall and keeps it flowing underground
basin a sunken area in a plateau found between mountain ranges elevation height above sea level
arid lacking enough water for things to grow
petroleum a type of oil that is the source for gasoline
drought a period of lower than normal precipitation
erosion the wearing away of earth surface by the movement
mesa a small high plateau
butte a flat topped hill smaller than a mesa
agribusiness large scale farming including production processing and distribution
nomad person who moves from place to place
archaeologist scientist who studies the physical remains of the past
artifact any object made or used by humans such as tools pottery bones and shells
hunter- gatherer person who lives by hunting and gathering food rather than grow it
shaman person believed to have the power to summon sprits and heal the sick
confederacy matrilineal referring to a group that traces kinship through the mother's line
adobe a mix of sun dried earth and straw used to build houses
patrilineal referring to a group that traces kinship through the father's line
tepee a portable home made of tanned bison hides fastened to a framework of poles
middleman a dealer or agent acting as a go between for the producers of goods and retailers or consumers
tribe Tribe - A tribe is a number of bands that follow the same leader and share the same territory and culture.
gulf indians Gulf Indians - Coahuiltecans, Karankawas (harshest environment, hunter-gatherers, ate snakes, lizards, snails, armadillos, etc., greatly affected
plains indians Plains Indians - Kiowas, Apache, Comanche, Tonkawas (Nomadic, followed the buffalo, wore buffalo skin clothing and lived in tepees)
puebloan Puebloan Indians - Chochos, Tiguas, Adobe (Lived in the Mountain & basin region of Texas where there was very little plant life. They ate seeds, cactus, small animals, lived in pueblos built adobe style with clay)
southeastern indians Southeastern indians - Wichita, Atakapans, Caddo ( Lived in the piney woods area of Texas, had face & body tattoos, were hunter-gatherers)
era Era - A period of time
pre history era Pre-history Era - This era is the prehistory of Texas up to the point of contact with Europeans in 1528.This era includes natural geologic history as well as Native American history.
age of contact Age of Contact - 1528-1690 -This era Includes the encounters of Cabeza de Vaca and the numerous expeditions over the next 150 years that define what the Europeans and American Indians understood about each other and Texas.
spanish colonial era panish Colonial Era - 1690-1821- This era deals with the efforts of Spain to bring Texas under Spanish control. The Spanish established missions, town, ranches, and military posts in South Central and East Texas.
Ogallala Ogallala Aquifer - a large aquifer, or an underground layer of porous rock that contains water, that stretches from South Dakota to Central Texas
Austin Austin - the capital of Texas, located in Central Texas in the Coastal Plains region
Rio Grande valley Rio Grande Valley - an area at the southern tip of Texas along the northern bank of the Rio Grande River as it nears the Gulf of Mexico
Beringia Beringia - a region now covered in water that was exposed during the last ice age, it included the Bering Strait that connects Alaska and Asia
migrate Migrate- To move from one place to another for social, economical, or religious reasons
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