SS chapter 3 vocabulary

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 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 cloths. 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.

For example,grasslands and deserts are two very different types of environments.

Question 8

natural resources

Answer 8

Natural resources are things that help to support life.

They included features of the land, such as mountains and rivers, as well as useful materials like timber from trees and minerals such as Copper. They also include everything that people and animals use for food.

Question 9

native

Answer 9

A person born in a certain place.

Question 10

map legend

Answer 10

Give symbols that show what map features are.