Unit 2 Vocab

Front

Weather in an area over time.

Back

Climate

Front

An area with unique natural or cultural features.

Back

Region

Front

First people to live in an area.

Back

Indigenous

Front

Large flat land with few trees.

Back

Plains

Front

A person who moves in search of food.

Back

Nomad

Front

Sunken area between mountains.

Back

Basin

Front

Using land for crops/animals; synonym for 'farming'.

Back

Agriculture

Front

Long period of little rainfall.

Back

Drought

Front

Another name for oil, from Latin 'petra' (rock) and 'oleum' (oil).

Back

Petroleum

Front

Another word for "change"; when humans alter their environment.

Back

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