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unit 1 vocabulary
vocab for histtory 2nd period
Term | Definition |
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history | Study of past events |
topical | information categorized into topics rather than chronologically |
chronological | events in order when they took place |
era | period of time that is associated with a particular person, event or quality. |
landform | shapes & types of land |
plate tectonics | the theory that the earths surface is divided into a number of plates witch float independently ov |
climate | the average weather of a place over a period of 20-30 years |
vegetation | plant life that grows in a area |
culture | the customs, ideas, beliefs, and skills of a people |
physical geography | the study of a land and its features |
human geography | learning about people and there ways |
globe | the most accurate picture of earth, it is a sphere with a map of earth printed on it |
relief | a change in elevation |
physical map | a map that highlights many of the natural features of a place, such as a mountains, plains, rivers, and lakes by using color and shading |
political map | a map that shows features of a place such as countries, states, and cities |
drought | long periods in which rainfall at a much lower rate than usual and may cause 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 a area |
Beringia | during the ice age, Russia was connected to Alaska by a bridge of ice |
artifacts | objects made by humans and used by archaeologist to learn about the past human cultures |
archaeologist | scientist who study evidence left by early people to learn about there culture |
pictographs | pictures drawn of painted on cave walls, ledges and cliffs |
petroiglyphs | carving made in rocks |
pueblos | large native American homes made of adobe |
missionaries | people sent to a place to convert the local population to a new region |
tipi | cone shaped tents made of poles covered in animal skins used a dwelling by some native American groups |
migrate | the ability of a people group to move into and in habit 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 rocks clay and dry grass shaped into bricks and used to construct pueblo dwellings |
reservations | land set aside by the government for use by Indian people |