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unit 1 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| history | the study of past event. |
| topical | information categorized into topics rather than chronologaicall. |
| chronological | events placed in order of when they took place . |
| era | a period of time that is associated with a particular ,event ,or quality. |
| landform | shapes & types of land . |
| plate tectonics | the theory that the earth's surface is divided into a number of plats 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 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 the 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 mountains ,plans ,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 mush lower rate then usual and may cause severe damage to crops |
| irrigation | a artificial wat to supply water to crops |
| indigenous people | native people to an area |
| beringia | during the ice age ,Russia was connected to Alaska a bridge of ice |
| artifacts | objects made by humans and used by archeologists to learn the past human cultures |
| archhaeologisits | scientist who study evidence left by earl people to learn about their culture |
| pictographs | pictures drawn of painted on cave walls ,ledges and cliffs |
| petroglyphs | carving mad of rocks |
| puebols | large Native American homes mad of adobe |
| missionaries | people sent to a place to convert the local population to a new region |
| tipi | cone shaped tents made of poles covered in animal skin used a a dwelling by some Native American groups |
| migrate | the ability of a people group to move into and inhabit a new region |
| tribe | a number of family group that follow the same leader and share the same territory & culture |
| matrilineal | deacent is traced primarily through the mother |
| adobe | a building material of mud ,rocks, clay and dry grass shaped into bricks and used to construct pieblo dwellings |
| reservations | land set aside by the government for use by Indian peoples. |
| hunter gathers | people who survive by searching for wild plants and animals to eat |