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22 Cards in this Set
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Name the major geographic regions of the United States.
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The majors regions of the United States are the pacific coast,
inter mountains, Rocky mountains, interior Appalachian, costal alantic, ozark, costal plains, chanadian shelds. |
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How do we learn about past societies?
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We learn about the past by arceoligest, and geolagist.
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Explain how Native Americas adapted to their environment?
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They abapted to there environment by buildings homes and growing crops. Also they made there homes near the rivers and forest.
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Explain what infer means and give an example.
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An infer is an educated guess.An example is what would happen next.
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What is a primary source?
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A journal by soldier
a diary by Ann Frank A primary source is a first hand acount. |
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How and why did the first people come to America?
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The first people came from Asia and walked across the land bridge. They walked across in search of food and better weather.
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How did the Native Americans use their environment wisely?
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* used river for fishing and travel
* Used plants and bushes to gather food *hunted for food *used skins for clothing and shelter |
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What is irrigation? Why was it developed?
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digging a long hole from a river to the place where you want to plant and water crops. This system was developed to make an easier way than bringing buckets of water to water the crops.
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Why are their so many differences between Native American tribes?
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they were spread so far around the country that they had no way to communicate and share their customs
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Where did the Iroquois live?
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New York State, also near the Great Lakes
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What type of shelter did the Iroquois have?
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Longhouses that held 20 or more families
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What type of government did the Iroquois follow?
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women owned the household property they chose the leader
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What type of food did the Iroquois eat?
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corn, fish, nuts, clams, hunting
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culture
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an entire way of life developed by a people
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environment
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the physical surroundings
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nomad
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people who move from place to place
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migrate
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to move from one region to another in search of food or shelter or work
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self sufficient
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able to produce enough for ones own need.
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archaeologist
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people who study evidence left from the past to find out about the lives of past people
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What were some accomplishments of the Aztecs?
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* made causeways that connected cities for transportation
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What were some accomplishments of the Mayas?
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* created the 365 day calendar
* the first to introduce the concept of zero |
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What were some accomplishments of the Incas?
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* created terraces in the mountains that they lived in in order to prevent the mountain from washing away their crops
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