Chapter 3 vocabulary

Question 1

Cultures

Answer 1

Ways of living of different groups of people. A group’s culture includes such things as it’s 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 season. For example, some Native American groups were nomadic while others stayed in the same place year-round

Question 3

Culture regions

Answer 3

Areas of the world where people develop similar ways of life or CULTURE. For example, Native Americans in North America lived in several culture regions. The groups within each region had similar cultures.

Question 4

Artifacts

Answer 4

An object made by a group 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

Natural resources

Answer 7

materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.

Question 8

Native

Answer 8

a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not

Question 9

Map legend/key

Answer 9

A map legend is a description, explanation, or table of symbols printed on a map or chart to permit a better understanding or interpretation of it. Map legends usually contain information on the map scale as well.