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Lesson 1
The First Americans
Term | Definition |
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adapting | to change in order to adjust to a new condition or environment |
cultural region | an area in which a group of people share a similar culture and language |
culture | a people’s way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing |
dominated | to be most noticeable within a group |
environment | all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate |
migrated | to move from one place and establish a home in a new place. A move of a large number of people is called a migration, and the people who move are called migrants. |
natural resources | useful material found in nature, including water, vegetation, animals, and minerals |
resourceful | good at finding ways to solve problems |
revise | to change in order to improve |
temporary | for a limited, often short-term, period of time |
tundra | a vast, treeless plain in the arctic regions with very cold winters, cold summers, and little rain or snow |