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27 Cards in this Set
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Adaption |
the act of adjusting or modifying oneself to a condition or invirement. |
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Archaeology |
the study of ancient peoples |
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Bias |
An unreasoned opinion or distortion of judgement about an event. |
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Chronology |
the sequential order in which things occur |
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Cultivation |
The act of preparing and working on land in order to raise crops. |
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Culture |
A way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs. |
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Environment |
The natural or human surroundings in which living things exist |
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Hypothesis |
A prediction based on an educated guess. |
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Ice Age |
A period of extremely cold temperatures when part of the planets surface was covered with massive ice |
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Indigenous |
Originating or occuring naturally in an area or environment |
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Interpretation |
An explanation of something that is not immediately obvious |
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Isolation |
The process of separating somebody or something from others |
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Land Bridge |
A stretch of land that once joined Asia and the Americas |
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Maize |
An early form of corn grown by the Native Americans |
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Migration |
A movement of a large number of people into a new homeland |
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Multiple Perspectives |
Having more than one POV about an issue |
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Nomadic |
moving from place to place with no permanent home |
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Paleo |
The earliest inhabitants of North America |
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Perspective |
A person's POV about an issue |
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Prehistoric |
Relating to or existing in times before written history. |
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Primary Sourse |
Sources created by people who witnessed or actually participated in the historical event |
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Secondary Source |
Soureces created by people who didn't actually witness the event, but wrote after the event took place |
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Relief Map |
A map that shows changes In elevation over a given area. |
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Sedentary |
A person who does not migrate |
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Theory |
A set of principal that can be used to make inferences about the world |
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Surplus |
Excess; amount left over after necessary expenses are paid |
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Urban |
A place with a population of 25,000 or more according to the US census. |
