Ss 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 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.

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

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

Things that help to support life.

Question 9

Native

Answer 9

A person born in a certain place.

Question 10

Map legend

Answer 10

Gives symbols that shows what map features are.