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global unit 1

vocab

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archipelago chain of island
cataract water fall
delta triangular area of marsh land formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers
geography study of people their environments and resources
glacier thi8ck sheet of ice that covers parts of the earth during the ice age
latitude didtance north and south of the equator
longitude dis tance east and west of the prime meridian
monsoon seasonal wind in india the winter brings hot dry weather and the summer brings rain
savanna graasy plain with irregular patterns of rain fall
silt rich soil carried by flooding rivers
steppe spares dry grass land
strait narrow water passage
subcontinent large land mass the juts out from a continent
clan group of families with a common ancestor
joint family family oraganization in which several generation share a common dwelling
lineage group caliming a common ancestor
matrilineal term for a family oraganization
monotheistic believing in one god
nomad a person who moves from place to place for food
nuclear family unit consisting of parents children
patriarchal describing a family headed by the father,husband,or,or oldest male
patrilineal term for family organization in which kinship ties are tarced through the father
polytheistic believing in many gods
prehistory period of time before writing systems were invented
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