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6th EE Chapter 8
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| land bridge | strip of land that connects two larger landmasses |
| rain forest | Receives more than 80 inches of rain each year, has so many trees that very little sunlight can reach the floor of the forest |
| tropical | The area of the Earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
| slash and burn | a farming method involving the cutting of trees, then burning them to provide ash-enriched soil for the planting of crops |
| Classic Period | A high point of cultural achievements for a civilization |
| sacrifice | A gift or offering made to a god, usually an animal or human |
| maize | another name for corn |
| glyph | pictures that stand for objects or sounds |
| stela | A tall, flat stone |
| pit houses | A structure dug 2 to 3 feet into the ground where the ancient Hohokam lived |
| adobe | A brick made from clay mixed with straw and left out in the hot desert sun to bake |
| pueblo | Adobe houses |
| kiva | Pit structures used for religious ceremonies |
| dry farming | A technique for growing crops in an area with limited rainfall |
| supernova | An exploding star |
| theory | An idea that has not yet been proved |
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