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Geography is the study of a place's ________________ ___________________.
Physical Features
The first people in the America's were known as_________
Paleo Indians
The ancestral pueblo people moved south because the land became dry due to a ____________________________________________.
Drought
General atmospheric conditions, or weather, of a particular location over a long period of time is known as what?
Climate
It is believed that the first peoples of America came around ___________ years ago
1,200
Someone who doesn’t live in one place, but moves around place to place in search of food and shelter is known as a _____________________________________________.
Nomads
These tribes used systems of ____________________________ that helped bring water to dry land for farming.
Irrigation
a community of plants and animals and the environment in which they live is known as an _________________
Ecosystem
Machu Picchu was a part of the _______________________ empire.
Incan
These empires used a farming technique called _____________________________ ________________________, this was a form of farming that used a method of growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated terraces built into the slope.
Terrance Farming
The 2 groups of Native American Tribes we discussed were the__________________
Nortwest indians Eastern Woodland Paleo
Regional areas defined by their environmental characteristics, including ecosystems are known as________________________
Biome
What were the three empires we discussed that resided in South America?
Mayan, Incan ,and Aztec
What are the 2 theories on how peopled migrated to the Americas?
Traveled via the Land-bridge and sailed by boat along the coast.
This group of native Americans were known for their craftsmanship of Totem Poles.
Northwest
This group of Native Americans relied heavily on Buffalo. They used every part of the buffalo for food, clothing and more.
Great Plains Indians
Who were the 4 tribes of NORTH AMERICA we discussed in class?
Hopi Navajo Apache Ancesteral Pueblo
These people carved canoes out of logs and hunted and trapped fish and large and small land animals. They also practiced agriculture, growing crops such as beans, squash, and corn.
Eastern Woodland Indian