Early English Settlements
Relating to a form of government in which people have the power to rule themselves, often through elected representatives.
Democratic
The land masses of North America, Central America, and South America
The Americas
A physical feature on Earth's surface such as mountain or a plain.
Landform
Movement of people from one country or area of the world to a new place in another country or area
Migration
The study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact with them.
Geography
A person who settles in a colony.
Colonist
A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale.
Cash Crop
A sphere that is a model of Earth and most accurately represents it
Globe
Everything that surrounds a given area
Environment
An imaginary lined called a meridian that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Longitude
A small community created by settlers in a new territory.
Settlement
Three ships Columbus sailed on.
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Bonus: A tool or instrument for finding directions
Compass
Something from nature that is useful to people, such as soil, water, vegetation, and minerals
Natural Resource
An imaginary line called a parallel that runs west and east around the Earth
Latitude
An island off the coast of North Carolina that became the first English settlement.
Roanoke
The supposed route across the northern part of North America that Europeans were looking for but never found.
Northwest Passage
A person who travels in search of new geographical information.
Explorer
A change or adjustment in a way of life that allows people to survive in a particular environment
Adaptation
Weather elements, such as temperature, rainfall, and wind, that are measured over a period of time in an area.
Climate
A sphere that is a model of Earth and most accurately represents it
Globe
A sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another as germs are spread by touch or through the air
Contagious Disease
The name that Europeans used to refer to the Americas.
New World
A way of living of a group of people.
Culture
All types of plants in an area or a region
Vegetation
A form of government where the citizens elect the leaders to make decisions on their behalf.
Representative Government
A community ruled by another country, not by its own people
Colony
A scientist who studies artifacts to learn about past cultures.
Archaeologist
An area of the world where people develop similar ways of life or cultures.
Cultural Regions
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
Isthmus
The first permanent English colony in America, located in Virginia and named after King James I
Jamestown
Southeast Asia, including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia
East Indies
An early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars.
Astrolabe
An object, such as a tool or clothing, made by a group of humans
Artifact
A flat-topped hill with steep sides
Mesa
A form of government in which the ruler is a king or queen.
Monarchy
A Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s and claimed areas of land for Spain
Conquistador
Period of time, beginning in the late 1400s in which European explorers sought new routes to Asia and discovered the Americas.
Age of Exploration
Moving from place to place often with changes in the seasons, to follow sources of food.
Nomadic
A narrow, deep valley with steep sides.
Gorge