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unit 1 Vocabulary

TermDefinition
location the sight of position of place or thing.
environment The surroundings in which people, plants, or animal lives.
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.
fault line a crack in earths surface by moving plates.
plateau an area of high, flat land
Aquifer a layer of rock or gravel that absorbs rainfall and keeps it flowing underground
tribe a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.
plains indians a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.
southeastern indians typically used to refer to the Cherokees, the Creeks, the Chickasaws, the Seminoles, and the Choctaws, as well as many, many other important tribes.
era typically used to refer to the Cherokees, the Creeks, the Chickasaws, the Seminoles, and the Choctaws, as well as many, many other important tribes.
pre-historic era the period of time before civilization and writing
age of contact the era when Spaniards – and later the French – arrived in Texas searching for wealth and hoping to find native empires (like the Aztecs or the Incans) to conquer.
Spanish conlonial era denoting a style of architecture characteristic of Spanish America.
Basins a suncken area in a plateau found between mountain ranges
elevation height over the sea level
arid lacking enough water for things to glow
petroleum a type of oil that is the source for gasoline.
drought a period of lower than normal precitation
erosion the wearing away of earths surface by the movment
mesa a small, high plateau
butte a flat-topped hill, smaller than a mesa
agribusiness large-scale framing including, production, processing, and distrubution
nomad person that moves place to place
archaeoligist scientist who studies the physical remains of the past
artifact any object made by humans such as tools, pottery, bones, and shells
hunter gather person who lives by hunting and gathering food, rather than growing it
shaman person who believed to have power to summon spirits and heal the sick
confedracy a union of different groups
matrilineal referring to a group that traces kinship through the mothers line
adobe a mix of sun -dried earth and straw used to build houses
patrillineal preferring to that trace from the fathers line
tepee a portable home made of tanned bison hides fastened from to a framework of poles
middleman a dealer or agent acting as a go-between for the producers af good and retailers or consumers.
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