Geography
Sociology
Anthropology
Native American Peoples
European Exploration
100
This landform lies west of the Mississippi River and East of the Rockies. It covers U.S.'s Colorado, Kansas, Montana, NM, ND, OK, SD, Texas, and WY and parts of Canada and Mexico, Home of the American bison herds historically.
What is the Great Plains
100
Process of learning one's cultures by living within it including skills and habits of participating in the society.
What is Socialization
100
New composition of matter, device, or process that has not been introduced in its entirety previously
What is Invention
100
Inhabitants to Canada, Greenland, Alaska-language grouped under Eskimo-Aleut Language. They are hunters and gatherers, cultivating foods not possible in the artic but still gather naturally grown foods such as seaweed.
What is Inuit Tribe (Eskimo)
100
Italian navigator (1497) sponsored by England to sail to America to find a NW passage to Asia. Explored the coasts of present-day Labrador and Newfoundland in eastern CA.
What is John Cabot
200
Only continent with every climate zone.
What is North America
200
guidelines that direct conduct (appropriate or not) in particular situations in a given culture.
What is Norms
200
A new way of doing something, ideas applied to a pre-existing thing successfully.
What is Innovation
200
Created various styles of mounds for burial, residential, and ceremonial purposes.
What is Mound Builders
200
Spaniard (1540) who led the exploration to the Colorado River region in search of gold or riches that were rumored to exist.
What is Coronado
300
Flows from the Rocky Mountains Southwest of the Gulf of CA. Has formed many canyons through time including the Grand Canyon.
What is the Colorado River
300
the behavior expected of an individual who occupies a certain social position or status in society.
What is Role
300
Spread of cultural items from region to region
What is cultural diffusion
300
SE of the U.S. and largest of the U.S. tribes. They faced removal in the Trail of Tears after U.S. Settlement.
What is Cherokee Tribe
300
Frenchman who founded Quebec in 1608 as a fur trading post.
What is Champlain
400
Largest lake in North America. Is south of Ontario and Minnesota, and North of Winsconsin and Michigan (third largest in the world by volume).
What is Lake Superior
400
Small social group of people who share close, personal, and enduring relationships.
What is Primary groups
400
Exchange of cultural features between more than one culture as a result to first hand contact
What is Acculturation
400
Originated in Florida but now live in both FA and OK, made of Natives and escaped slaves from FA. Their economy was based on tobacco sales.
What is the Seminoles
400
Settled in Canada in 1666 and explored the Mississippi River where he claimed the entire Miss Valley for France.
What is LaSalle
500
Mountain range that is South and SE of U.S. that is characterized by level, flat and with mixed forests.
What is the Coastal Plains
500
Degree to which an individual's family or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life. How able they are to move up and down the class system.
What is social mobility
500
The cultural blending of a minority or outside group into mainstream culture.
What is Assimilation
500
A confederacy of five nations of Indians. Based in the NE U.S. and built the empire by incorporating conquered peoples into their confederacy. Main diet from farming, though they were hunters, fishers, and gatherers as well. Had a representative government known as the Grand Council.
What is the Iroquois
500
Sailed for Spain in 1492. Attempted to get spices and gold from Asia by looking for a passage that he didn't find. He found Native Americans.
What is Columbus
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