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Unit 1 Vocabulary

TermDefinition
history The study of past events
chronolgical events placed in order of when they took place
era a period of time that is associated with particular person ,event, or quality
landform shapes and type of land
plate tectonics the theory that the Earths surface
climate the average weather of a place over a period of 20-30 years
vegetation plant that grows in a area
culture the customs, ideas, beliefs, and skills of people
physical geography the study of land and its futures
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 change in elevation
physical map a map that highlights many of the natural futures 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
druoght long periods in which rainfalls at 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 an area
Beringia during the ice age, Russia was connected to Alaska by a bridge of ice.
artifacts objects made by humans and used by archeologist to learn about their culture
archeologist scientists who study evidence left by early people to learn about their culture
pictographs pictures drawn of painted on caved walls, ledges and cliffs
petroglyphs carvings made in rocks
pueblos large Native Americans homes made of adobe
missionaries people sent to a place to covert the local population to a new religion
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 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, 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 peoples.
topical information categorized into topics rather than chronologically.
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