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100

Geography is the study of a place's ________________ ___________________.

Physical Features

100

The first people in the America's were known as_________

Paleo Indians

100

The ancestral pueblo people moved south because the land became dry due to a ____________________________________________.

Drought

100

General atmospheric conditions, or weather, of a particular location over a long period of time is known as what?

Climate

200

It is believed that the first peoples of America came around ___________ years ago

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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

200

These tribes used systems of ____________________________ that helped bring water to dry land for farming.

Irrigation

200

a community of plants and animals and the environment in which they live is known as an _________________

Ecosystem

300

Machu Picchu was a part of the _______________________ empire.

Incan

300

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

300

The 2 groups of Native American Tribes we discussed were the__________________

Nortwest indians Eastern Woodland Paleo

300

Regional areas defined by their environmental characteristics, including ecosystems are known as________________________

Biome

400

What were the three empires we discussed that resided in South America?

Mayan, Incan ,and Aztec

400

What are the 2 theories on how peopled migrated to the Americas?

Traveled via the Land-bridge and sailed by boat along the coast. 

400

This group of native Americans were known for their craftsmanship of Totem Poles.

Northwest

500

This group of Native Americans relied heavily on Buffalo. They used every part of the buffalo for food, clothing and more.

Great Plains Indians

500

Who were the 4 tribes of NORTH AMERICA we discussed in class?

Hopi Navajo Apache Ancesteral Pueblo

500

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