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Unit 1 Vocabulary

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Term
Definition
Location   show
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Environment   show
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show A large area or flat, or nearly flat, land  
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show A narrow island between the mainland and the ocean  
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show A steep slope or cliff  
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Plateau   show
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show A crack in Earth's surface caused by moving plates  
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Aquifers   show
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Basins   show
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show Height above sea level  
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Arid   show
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show A type of oil that is the source for gasoline  
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Drought   show
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Erosion   show
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show A small, high plateau  
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Butte   show
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Agribusiness   show
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Nomad   show
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show Scientist who studies the physical remains of the past  
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show Any object made or used by humans such as tools, pottery, bones, and shells  
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Hunter-gatherere   show
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Shaman   show
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show A union of different groups  
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show Referring to a group that traces kindship through the mother's line  
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Adobe   show
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show Referring to a group that traces kindship through the father's line  
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show A portable home made of tanned bison hides fastened to a framework of poles  
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Middleman   show
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Tribe   show
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Gulf Indians   show
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Plains Indians   show
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show Chochos, Tiguas, Adobe (Lived in the Mountain & basin region of Texas where there was very little plant life. They ate seeds, cactus, small animals, lived in pueblos built adobe style with clay)  
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show Wichita, Atakapans, Caddo ( Lived in the piney woods area of Texas, had face & body tattoos, were hunter-gatherers)  
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show A period of time  
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Pre-history Era   show
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Age of Contact   show
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show 1690-1821- This era deals with the efforts of Spain to bring Texas under Spanish control. The Spanish established missions, town, ranches, and military posts in South Central and East Texas.  
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show a large aquifer, or an underground layer of porous rock that contains water, that stretches from South Dakota to Central Texas  
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Austin   show
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show an area at the southern tip of Texas along the northern bank of the Rio Grande River as it nears the Gulf of Mexico  
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Beringia   show
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Migrate   show
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