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unit 1 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| history | the study of past events |
| topical | information categorized into topics rather than chronologically |
| chronological | events placed in order of when they look |
| era | a period of time that is associated with a particular person, event, or quality |
| landform | shapes &types of land |
| plate tectonices | 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 and causing earthquakes. |
| climate | the average weather of a place over a period of 20-30 years |
| vegetation | plant life that grows in an area |
| culture | the customs, ideas, beliefs, and skills of a people |
| physical geopgraphy | 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 or 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 moutains, plains, rivers, and lakes by using color and 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 an area |
| beringia | during the ice age, Russsia was connected to alaska by a bridge of ice |
| artifacts | objects made by humans and used by archaelogists to learn about the past human cultures |
| archaeolographs | scientists who study evidence left by early people to learn about their culture |
| pictographs | pictures drawn of painted on cave walls, ledges and cliffs |
| petroglyphs | carving made in rocks |
| pueblos | large native american homes made of adobe |
| missionaries | people sent to a place to covered the local poulation to a new religion |
| tipi | cone shaped tents made of poles covred in animal skins used a a dwelling by some native american groups |
| migrtate | the ability of people group to move into and inhabit a new region |