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Unit1Vocabulary
chapter 1,2,3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sunbelt | a group of southern states that stretches from the east coast all the way to California |
| regions | areas that are similar in terms of landscape , climate , elevation and plant and animal life |
| coastal line | A coastal plain is an area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast. |
| fall line | a narrow zone that marks the geological boundary between an upland region and a plain, distinguished by the occurrence of falls and rapids where rivers and streams cross it |
| piedmont | the rolling hilly plateau that stretches north from the fall line to the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Appalachian Mountain | the mountain range stretching from central Alabama to Canada, located in the northwest part of Georgia |
| Blue Ridge mountain | the eastern most Range of the Appalachian Mountains, stretching from Georgia to Pennsylvania |
| Valley and Ridge | the region west of the blue ridge mountains, with fertile valleys lying between long narrow mountain Ridges |
| Appalachian Plateau | Georgia's smallest geographic region, located in the NorthWest corner of the state |
| Archaeologist | a scientist who studies the past based on materials such as fossils and artifacts that ancient people left behind |
| Artifact | an object made,modified, or used by humans in the past that contributes to our understanding of an earlier culture |
| prehistorical | relating to the time before written history |
| culture | the common values and traditions of a society,such as language ,government ,and family relationship |
| Paleo- indians | the first Americans who crossed from Asia into North America approximately 10,000 years ago |
| Archaic Period | the period of history after the last ice age , from approximately 8000 B.C to 1000 B.C |
| woodland Period | the period of history after the Archaic period, approximately 1000 B.C to A.D 900 |
| Agriculture | cultivating the soil to produce crops |
| Renaissance | the European Civilization from the 1300s to 1600 characterized by an increased interest in art and learning |
| monopoly | complete control over the entire supply of goods and service in a particular market |
| joint -stock Company | a business formed by a group of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses |
| Mercantilism | an economic theory in which government controls trade and establishes colonies to obtain gold, silver, and natural resources to create wealth and a favorable balance of trade for the parent country |
| Conquistador | a spanish soldier and explore who led military expedition in the Americas and captured land for spain |
| Gulfstream | a powerful ocean current that flows from the Gulf of mexico north along the East coast of North America before turning east toward europe |
| Relative location | is the location of something in comparison to the location of something else |
| Absolute location | is designated using a specific pairing of latitude and longitude in a Cartesian coordinate grid |
| Hemisphere | a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles. |
| Equator | an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude |
| Parallels | side by side and having the same distance continuously between them: |
| Prime Meridian | planet's meridian adopted as the zero of longitude |
| Meridian | is any great circle line on the Earth's surface, passing through the North Pole and the South Pole. |
| Latitude | 1.the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes: |
| longitude | the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes: |
| Compass Rose | a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart |
| scale | .each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another |
| Goods | articles for sale or use, often those produced for later consumption, as opposed to services |
| Services | .perform routine maintenance or repair work on (a vehicle or machine): |
| imports | bring into a country from abroad for sale |
| Exports | .send (goods or services) to another country for sale |
| Climate | the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period: |
| Weather | 1.the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, and rain |
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