Social studies chapter 3

Question 1

Cultures

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Nomadic

Answer 2

Moving from place to place, often with changes in the season. For example some native Americans groups were nomadic, while others stayed in the same place year around.

Question 3

Cultural Regions

Answer 3

Areas of the world where people develop similar ways of life, or culture’s.

Question 4

Artifacts

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Gorges

Answer 5

A narrow deep valley with steep sides.

Question 6

Mesa

Answer 6

A flat topped hill area with steep sides.

Question 7

Environment

Answer 7

Places with different types of natural surroundings, including land, food, water, plants and animals.

Question 8

Natural resources

Answer 8

materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain