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Unit 1 vocabulary

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Definition
location   the sire or position of a place or a thing  
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enviorment   the surroundings in which people,plants,or animals live.  
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plain   a large area of flat, or nearly flat land  
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barrier island   a narrow island between the mainland and the ocean  
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escapartment   a steep slope or cliff  
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fault line   a crack in the earths surface caused by moving plates  
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plateau   an area of high,flat land  
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aquifer   a layer of rock or gravel that that absorbs rainfall and keeps it flowing underground  
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basin   a sunken area in a plateau found between mountain ranges  
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elevation   height above sea level  
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maquiladora   factory in mexico that assembles parts made in the United States and elsewhere into products for export  
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arid   lacking enough water for things to grow.  
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petroleum   a type of oil that is the source for gasoline  
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drought   a period of lower that normal precipitation  
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erosion   the wearing away of earths surface by the movement of water,ice,and gravity  
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mesa   a small,high plateae  
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butte   a flat topped hill smaller than a mesa  
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agribuisness   large scale farming including production,proccesing,and disrubtion  
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nomad   person who moves from place to place  
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archaeologist   scientist who studies the physical remains of the past  
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artifact   any object made or used by humans such as tools, pottry, bones, and shells  
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hunter-gatherer   person who lives by hunting and gathering food,rather than growing it  
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shaman   person believed to have the power to summon spirits and heal the sick  
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confederacy   a union of different groups  
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matrinnel   reffering to a group that traces kinship through the mothers line  
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adobe   a mix of sun-dried earth and straw used to build houses  
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patrilineal   referring to a group that traces kinship through the fathers line  
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tepee   a portable home made of tanned bison hides fastened to a framework of poles  
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middleman   a dealer or agent acting as a go between for the producers of goods and retailers or consumers  
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tribe   A tribe is a number of bands that follow the same leader and share the same territory and culture  
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gulf indians   Coahuiltecans, Karankawas (harshest environment, hunter-gatherers, ate snakes, lizards, snails, armadillos, etc., greatly affected by European diseases)  
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plain indians   Kiowas, Apache, Comanche, Tonkawas (Nomadic, followed the buffalo, wore buffalo skin clothing and lived in tepees)  
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puebloan indians   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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southeast indians   Wichita, Atakapans, Caddo ( Lived in the piney woods area of Texas, had face & body tattoos, were hunter-gatherers)  
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era   a period of time  
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pre history era   This era is the prehistory of Texas up to the point of contact with Europeans in 1528.This era includes natural geologic history as well as Native American history.  
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age of contact   1528-1690 -This era Includes the encounters of Cabeza de Vaca and the numerous expeditions over the next 150 years that define what the Europeans and American Indians understood about each other and Texas.  
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spanish colonial era   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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ogallala aquifier   a large aquifer, or an underground layer of porous rock that contains water, that stretches from South Dakota to Central Texa  
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Austin   the capital of Texas, located in Central Texas in the Coastal Plains region  
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Rio Grande Vally   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   a region now covered in water that was exposed during the last ice age, it included the Bering Strait that connects Alaska and Asia  
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migrate   To move from one place to another for social, economical, or religious reasons  
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