Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards

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Natural resources

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a natural resource is somehting that is found in nature and can be used by people. EX: trees, animal fur

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migration

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to move from one country, place, or locality to another

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3
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glyphs

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symbolic figures or a characters (as in the Mayan system of writing) usually cut in or carved in stone

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4
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Adaptation

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adjustment to environmental conditions. Ex. Wearing warmer clothes in the Arctic

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5
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Civilization

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a relatively high level of cultural and technological development

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Social hierarchy

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breaking a group of people into groups based on their jobs or how much social power they have. EX: Cheif, nobles, commoners, slaves

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7
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Western Hemisphere

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the half of the earth made of North and South America and surrounding waters

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8
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Indigenous

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people who are the original, earliest known inhabitants of a region

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9
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Map Key

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a box usually found at the bottom of the map that is filled with lots of information as to what the different lines and symbols on the map mean

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10
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Compass Rose

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A symbol on the map that shows the caridnal directions (north, east, south, west)

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Government

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something that makes the law of the land and ensures that all the people in that nation or community are treated fairly by those laws

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Social Hierarchy

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the classification of a group of people according to ability or economic and social standing

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