Chapter Three Texas Explorers

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erosion

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wind, water and glaciers can wear down landforms in this process

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Equator

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imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Halves

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culture

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the beliefs, ideas, languages and styles of housing and clothing of a people

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Five Themes of Geography

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Interaction, Movement, Region, Place, Location

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Place

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considers the physical and human characteristics of a spot

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Region

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groups places together because of similarities

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special-purpose map

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might show the roads or resources of an area

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escarpment

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steep cliff

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climate

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determines the plans and animals that live naturally in an area

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Interaction

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how people react with and work with the environment

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projections

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used because maps are smaller than Earth

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What type of graph would you use to compare the size of Texas to other states?

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diagram

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Great Plains

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Llano Estacado and Edwards Plateau are landforms there

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Ranching

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takes place in areas rich in grasslands

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absolute location

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the exact place where something is

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human geography

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the study of how people interact with the land

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latitude

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the measure of distance north and south of the Equator

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longitude

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the measure of distance East and West of the Prime Meridian

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physical geography

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the study of the land and the features on its surface

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projections

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the method used to transfer the Earth's curved surface onto a flat map

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relative location

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where a place is compared to where other places are

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relief

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changes in elevation

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atlatl

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hand held spear thrower

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pueblos

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Native American structures made out of adobe

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hunter-gatherers

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nomads/people who hunted as their main source of food and gathered nuts, berries and other edible plants

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buffalo

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bison/food source for Native Americans

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Indian Shelters

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tipis, pueblos, Caddo grass huts, wickiups

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Southeastern Peoples

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Caddo, Atakapan, Wichita

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Plains Peoples

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Tonkawas, Apaches, Comanches, Kiowas

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Puebloan Peoples

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Jumanos, Conchos, Tiguas

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Western Gulf Peoples

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Coahuiltecans, Karankawas

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Reconquista

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Spain's efforts to take back its land from the Moors

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indigenous

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People who are native to a particular place

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conquistador

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leaders in the Spanish conquest of America

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tribute

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a payment of food or other valuables

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shaman

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Native American healer

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petroleum

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the substance that provides oil, gas and other fuels

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mutiny

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a revolt of soldiers against their leader

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bison

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buffalo

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Northwest Passage

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a water route from Europe to Asia

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Christopher Columbus

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discovered the Americas in 1492 for Portugal

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La Salle

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French explorer in Texas

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Hernan Cortez

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conquered the Axtecs and created Mexico City

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3 Gs

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Gold, God, Glory

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Alvarez de Pineda

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his expedition resulted in a useful map of the Texas Coast

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Narvaez

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expedition was a disaster

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Cabeza de Vaca

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wrote a book called Relacion that hinted at the Seven Cities of Cibola

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Marcos de Niza

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claimed he saw the Seven Cities of Gold

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de Soto

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told Spain that Texas was useless

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Louisiana

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land that was drained by the Mississippi River

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Fort St. Louis

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La Salle's colony that was destroyed by Native Americans