Chapter #3

Question 1

Cultures

Answer 1

Ways of living of different groups of people. A group’s culture includes such things as its language, beliefs, tools, types of homes, and ways of working and playing.

Question 2

Nomadic

Answer 2

Moving from place to place, often with changes in the seasons. For example, some Native American groups were nomadic, while others stayed in the same place year-round.

Question 3

Cultural regions

Answer 3

Areas of the world where people develop similar ways of life, or cultures. For example, Native Americans in North America lived in several cultural regions. The groups within each region had similar cultures.

Question 4

Artifacts

Answer 4

Objects made by groups of humans, such as tools and clothes. Artifacts help us understand the ways of life of the groups who made them.

Question 5

Mesas

Answer 5

A flat-topped hill area with steep sides.

Question 6

Gorges

Answer 6

A narrow, deep valley with steep sides.

Question 7

Natural resources

Answer 7

Materials from the earth that are used to support life and meet people’s needs.

Question 8

Native

Answer 8

Where a person was from, or born.

Question 9

Map legend

Answer 9

It shows what things on a map mean.