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unit 1 vocb.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| History | The study of past events. |
| Topical | information categorized into topics rather than chronologically. |
| Chronological | Events placed in order of when they took place. |
| Era | A period of time that is associated with a particular person, event, or quality. |
| Landform | Shapes & types of land. |
| Plate tectonics | The theory that the Earth's surface is divided into a number of plates which float independently over hot liquid rock, forming new land patterns & causing earthquakes. |
| Vegetation | Plant life that grows in an area. |
| Culture | The customs, ideas, beliefs, & skills of a people. |
| Physical Geography | The study of a land and it's features. |
| Human Geography | Learning about people and their ways. |
| Globe | The most accurate "Picture" of the Earth, it is a sphere with a map of Earth printed on it. |
| Relief | A change in elevation |
| Physical map | a map that highlights many of the natural features of a place, such as a mountain, plains, river and lakes by using color and shading |
| Political map | A map that shows features of a place such as countries, states, and cites |
| Drought | long periods in which rainfalls at a much lower rate than usual and may cause severe damage to crops |
| Irrigation | An artificial way to supply water to crops |
| Hunters-gathers | people who survive by searching for for wild plants and animals to eat |
| Indigenous people | Native people to an area |
| Beringia | During the Ice age, Russia was connected to Alaska by a bridge of ice. |
| Artifacts | objects made by humans and used by archaeologist to learn about their culture |
| Archaeologists | scientist who study evidence left by early people to learn about there culture |
| Pictographs | pictures drawn of painted on cave walls, ledges and cliffs |
| Petroglyphs | carving made in rocks |
| Pueblos | LARGE NATIVE AMERICANS HOMES MADE OF ADLOBE |
| MISSIONARIES | PEOPLE SENT TO A PLACE TO CONVERT THE LOCAL POPULATION TO A NEW RELIGON. |
| TIPI | CONE SHAPED TENTS MADE OF POLES COVERED IN ANIMAL SKINS USED A DWELLING BY SOME NATIVE AMERCIANS GROUP |
| MIGRATE | THE ABILITY OF A PEOPLE GROUP TO MOVE INTO AND INHAIT A NEW REGION |
| TRIBE | THE NUMBER OF FAMILY GROUPS THAT FOLLOW THE SAME LEADERAND SHARE THE SAME TERRITORY & CULTURE |
| MATRILINEAL | DESCENT IS TRACED PRIMARILY THROUGH THE MOTHER |
| RESERVATIONS | LAND SET ASIDE BY THE GOVERMENT FOR USE BY IDAIN PEOPLES. |
| ADOBE | A BUILDING MATERIAL OF MUD, ROCK, CLAY, AND DRY GRASS SHAPED INTO BRICKS AND USED TO CONSTRUT PUEBLO |
| climate | the average weather of a place over a period of 20-30 years |
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