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unit one vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| history | the study of past event |
| topical | information categorized into topics rather than chronologically |
| chonological | 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 |
| plante tectonics | the theory that the earths surface is divided into a number of plates which floats independently over hot liquid rock ,forming new patterns and causing earthquakes |
| climate | the average weather of place over a period 20-30 years |
| vegetation | plant life that grows in an area |
| physical geopgraphy | the study of a land and its features |
| human geography | learning about people and their ways |
| globe | the most accurate "picture" of the earth, it is a sphere with a map of earth printed on it |
| relief | a changed in elevation |
| physical map | a map that highlights many of the natural features of a place , such as a mountain , plains , rivers , lakes and by using color and shaping |
| political map | a map that shows features of a place such as countries , states ,and cities |
| drought | long period in which rainfalls at a much lower rate than usual and may cause severs damage to crop |
| culture | the customs ideas , beliefs ,and skills of people |
| irrigation | an artificial way to supply water to crop |
| hunter gatherers | people who survive by searching for a 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 | objects 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 | cravings made in rock |
| pueblos | large native american homes made of abode |
| missionaries | people sent to a place to convert the local population to a new religion |
| tipi | cone shaped tents made of pole covered in animal skin used used aa dwelling by some native American groups |
| migrate | the ability of a people 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 Through the mother |
| adobe | a building material of mud , rock, clay, and dry grass, shaped the same territory and construct pueblo |
| reservations | land set aside by government for used by Indian people |
| demonstrate | to show prove or make clear |
| register | to record a person officially as eligible to vote |
| ceased | to end to stop doing an action |
| image | a set of partly unreal ideas associated with person or object |
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