Unit 1 Vocab

Question 1

Natural resources

Answer 1

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

Question 2

migration

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Adaptation

Answer 3

adjustment to environmental conditions

Question 4

Civilization

Answer 4

a relatively high level of cultural and technological development

Question 5

Social hierarchy

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Western Hemisphere

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Indigenous

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Map Key

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Compass Rose

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Government

Answer 10

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