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unit 1 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| history | the study of past events. |
| topical | informatoinal catergorized 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 | shape and types of land |
| plate tectonics | the theory that the Earths surface is divided into a number of plates which float independently over hot liquid rock ,forming new land patterens and causing earthquakes |
| climate | the average weather of a place over A period of over 20-30 years |
| vegetation | plant life that grows in an area |
| culture | the customs,ideas,beliefs,and a skills of people |
| physical geography | the study of a land and its features |
| human geography | learning about people and their ways |
| globe | the most accurate "pictures" 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 natural features of a place,such as mountains,plains,rivers, and lakes by using color of shading |
| political map | a map that shows features of a place such as countries,states, and cities. |
| 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 |
| hunter gatherers | people who survive by searching for wild plants and animals to eat |
| indigenous people | Native people to and area |
| beringa | 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 the past human cultures |
| archaeologist | scientists who study evidence left by early people to learn about their culture |
| pictographs | pictures painted on cave walls,ledges,and cliffs. |
| petroglyphs | carvings made into rocks |
| pueblos | large native american homes made of adobe |
| missionaries | people sent to a place to convert the local population to a new religion |
| tipi | cone shaped tents made of poles covered in animal skins used a dwelling by some native american groups |
| migrate | the ability of family groups to move into an inhabit a new region |
| tribe | a number of family groups that follow the same leader and share the same territory and culture |
| matrilineal | descent is traced primarily through the mother |
| adobe | a building material of mud,rocks,clay,and dry grass shaped into bricks and used to construct pueblo dwellings |
| reservations | land set by the government for used by indian people. |
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