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unit 1 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| history | the study of the past event |
| 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 and types of land |
| plate tectonics | the theory that the earths surface is divided into a number of plate which float |
| climate | the average weather of a place over a period 20-30 years |
| vegetation | plant life that grows in a area |
| culture | the customs ideas beliefs and skills of a people |
| physical geopgraphy | the study of a land and it features |
| human geography | learning about people and their ways |
| globe | the most accurate picture of the earth of the earth it is a sphere with a map of the earth printed on it a change in elevation |
| physical map | a map that highlights many of the natural feature of a place such as a mountains plains rivers and lakes by using color and shading |
| relief | a change in elevation |
| political map | a map that show features of a place such as countries states and cities |
| drought | long period in witch rainfalls at a lower rate than usual and may 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 Russia was connected to Alaska by a bridge of ice |
| artifacts | object made by humans and used by archaeologist to learn about the past humans Cultures |
| archeologists | scientist who study evidence left by early people to learn about there cultures |
| pictographs | pictures drawn of painted on cave walls ledges and cliffs |
| petroglyphs | carving made in rocks |
| pueblos | large native American homes made by 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 Animals skin used a dwelling by some native American groups |
| migrate | the Ability of a people group to move into inhabit a new religion |
| tribe | a number of family groups that follow the same leader and share the same territory and culture |
| matrilineal | decent is traced primarily through the mother |
| adobe | a building materials of mud and rocks clay, dry grass shaped into bricks and used to construct pueblo dwelling |
| reservations | land set aside by the Government for use by Indian people |
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