SS chapter 3 vocabulary Flashcards
Cultures
Ways of living of different groups of people. A groups culture includes such things as languages, beliefs,tools, homes, and ways of working and playing
Nomadic
Moving from place to place often with changes in the season
Cultural regions
Areas of the world where people develop similar ways of life, or culture
Artifacts
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
Gorge
A narrow deep valley with steep sides
Mesa
A flat topped hill area with steep sides
Environment
Places with different types of natural surrounds such as land, water air,plants and animals
Natural recourse
Things that help us support life
Native
Where people were born example if you were born in India you would be native to India
Map legend
A discription explanation or table of symbols printed on a map or chart to permit a better understanding