Social Studies Chapter 3 Vocabulary

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 playing.

Question 2

nomadic

Answer 2

Moving form place to place, often with changes in the seasons.

Question 3

cultural regions

Answer 3

Areas of the world where people develop similar ways of life, or cultures.

Question 4

artifacts

Answer 4

Objects made by groups of people humans, such as tools and clothes. Artifacts help us understand the ways of life of the groups that 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, water, air, plants, and animals.

Question 8

natural resource

Answer 8

Natural resources are things that help to support life. They include features of the land, such as mountains and rivers

Question 9

native

Answer 9

a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not.

Question 10

map legend

Answer 10

A map legend defines features in a map. It simply displays the symbol followed by a text description of what that symbol represents.