Vocab
A person who moves often in search of food
nomad
How the first people came to North America
Walking across land bridge between Asia and North America (Berginea)
Who made the clothes and other household goods
Women
These lines run Parallel to each other or east to west
Latitude
Shows the physical characteristics of an area
Physical map
A system for bringing water to dry fields
10,000 years ago development of this...allowed people to stay in one place. Plant and raise crops
Agriculture
Their members were usually the society's leaders
Councils
These lines run vertically or north to south
Longitude
Shows the difference between low level and high leveled areas
Elevation map
A set of beliefs and way of life that are special to a certain group
Culture
Maya civilization achieved this
Charted the sun, moon, stars. Obtained this information to create a very accurate calendar.
They fought constantly to prepare them for warfare
Male children
A horizontal line in the middle of the earth that separates the northern and southern hemispheres.
Equator
Shows a picture of earth from space
Satellite map
A group whose member nations share the same goals
League
Name a Native American Group that lived int he Southeast region of North America
Puebloans
In California, burned shrubs so grasses would grow. grasses attracted deer.
A vertical line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres
Prime meridian
An old map showing dates from the past
Historical Map
To change in order to survive the conditions faced
Why did the early Native Americans spread throughout North America
Before they started farming, followed animals herds
This Northern Woodlands nation formed a union of nations called a league
the Iroquois
Lets you measure one distance to another on a map
Scale
Can show the outcome of a current election
Current events Map