Social study chapter 3

Question 1

Cultures

Answer 1

Ways of living of different groups. A group’s culture includes such things as it’s language, beliefs, tools, type 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

Mesa

Answer 5

A flat-topped hill area with steep sides.

Question 6

Gorge

Answer 6

A narrow, deep valley with steep sides

Question 7

Natural resources

Answer 7

Natural resources are resources that are drawn from nature and used with few modifications. This includes the sources of valued characteristics such as commercial and industrial use, aesthetic value, scientific interest and cultural value. On Earth, it includes sunlight, atmosphere, water, land, all minerals along with all vegetation, and wildlife.

Question 8

Native

Answer 8

To be the first one to get to a piece of land

Question 9

Map legend

Answer 9

A map legend is something on a map to help you understand a map