Chapter 1-geogrpahy Vocab

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Terms used to describe structures and patters related to the earth, sea, and land

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Geographic Features

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Study of people, their environments, and resources

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Geography

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To cause delay, interruption or difficulty

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Hinder

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A recognizable, naturally formed feature on the earths surface

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Landforms

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The period of time before writing was invented

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Prehistory

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Studies the origins, development and culture of people and societies

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Anthropologist

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Studies culture through artifacts

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Archeologists

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People who move on place to place to find food

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Nomads

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The way of life, beliefs, values & practices of a society

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Culture

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Belief the spirits & force reside in animals, objects or dreams

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Animism

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To raise plants & animals in a controlled way from human use

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Domesticate

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Amount that is more than needed, extra

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Surplus

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Producing just enough for survival

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Subsistence farming

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Economy that relies customs, habit, and ritual; tends to change over time

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Traditional economy

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Spread of ideas, customs & technologies from one person to another through trade, migration, or warfare

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Cultural diffusion

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A political unit that includes a city and the surrounding lands and villages

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City state

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Group of states or territories controlled by one ruler

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Empire

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Belief in many gods

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Polytheistic