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unit 1 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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history | the study |
topical | information categorized into topic rather that chronologically |
chronology | event placed in order of when they took place |
era | a period of time that is associate with a praticular person event or quality |
landform | shapes 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 patternns and causinng eartquakes |
climates | the average weather of a place over a period of 20/30 years |
vegetation | plant life that grow in an area |
culture | the customs ideas belifs and skills of people |
physical geograpgraphy | the study of a land and its features |
human geography | learning about people and their aways |
globe | the most accurate picture of the earth it is 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 mountains 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 |
drouht | long periods in which rainfalls at a much lower rate that 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 rusia was connected to alaska by a bridge of ice |
artifacts | object made by human and used by archaeologists to learn about the past human cultures |
archaeologists | 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 rock |
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 adwelling 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 groups that follow the same leader and share the same territory and culture |
matrilineal | descent is traced primarily throgh the mother |
adobe | abuilding material of mud rocks clay and dry grass shaped into bricks and used to construct pueblo dwellings |
reservations | land set aside by the government for use by indian peoples |