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 home, 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 Americans 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 cultures regions. The group within each region had similar cultures.

Question 4

Artifacts

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Gores

Answer 5

A narrow, deep valley with steep sides.

Question 6

Mesa

Answer 6

A flat-topped hill area 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

A person who was born in a particular place, or a plant or animal that lives or grows naturally in a place and has not been brought from somewhere else.

Question 9

Map legend

Answer 9

A description, explanation, or table of symbols printed on a map or chart to permit a better understanding or interpretation of it.