Chapter three Flashcards
Cultures
Ways of living of different groups of peopleA group’s culture includes such things as its language, beliefs, tools, types of homes and ways of working and playing .
Nomadic
Moving from place to place, often with changes of seasons. For example, some Native American groups were nomadic, while others stayed in the place year round.
Cultural regions
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.
Artifacts
Objects made by groups of humans, such as tools and close artifacts. Help us, understand the ways of life of the groups who made them.
Mesa
A flat top hill area with steep sides.
Gorge
A narrow, deep valley with steep sides.
Native
A person born in a a specified place, or association, with a place by birth weather, two subsequently resident there or not.
Map legend
A map legend is it description, explanation, or table of symbols printed on a map or chart to permit a better understanding or interpretation of it map legends, usually contain information on the map scale as well.