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unit 1 ruda
global,culture,climate
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| archipleago. | chain of islands. |
| cataract. | waterfall. |
| delta. | triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers. |
| geography. | study of people, theis environments,and their resources. |
| glacier. | thick sheet of ice that covered parts of the earth during the iceage. |
| latitude. | distance north or south of the equator. |
| longitude. | distance east or west of the prime meridian. |
| monsoon. | seasonal wind, in india, the winter monsoon brings hot, dry weather and the summer monsoon brings rain. |
| savanna. | grassy plain with irregular patterns of rainfall. |
| silt. | rich sooil carried by flooding rivers. |
| steppe. | sprase dry grassland. |
| strait. | narrow,water passage. |
| subcontinent. | large landmass that juts out from a continent. |
| clan. | group of families with a common ancestor. |
| joint family. | family organization in which several generations share common dwelling. |
| lineage. | group claiming a common ancestor. |
| matrilineal. | term for a family organization in which kinship ties are traced through the mother. |
| monotheistic. | beliving in one god. |
| nomand. | person who moves from place to place in search of food. |
| nuclear family. | family unit consisting of parents and children. |
| patriarchal. | in byzatine empire,hightest church official in a major city. |
| patrilineal. | term for family organization in which kinship ties are traced through the father. |
| polytheistic. | believing in many gods. |
| prehistory. | period of time before writing systems were invented. |
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