TX History Unit 1 Vocab

any characteristic of the Earth’s surface that was created by natural processes

• physical geographic feature
• region
• indigenous
• artifacts

a spatial area of land that is unified by a common characteristic, such as political unity, linguistic unity, or common climate patterns

• landmarks
• native
• region
• nomad

originating in a specific place or region

• region
• agriculture
• nomad
• indigenous

someone who moves from place to place with no permanent home

• native
• nomad
• artifacts
• landmark

the process of growing plants and raising animals for food

• agriculture
• aquifer
• escarpment
• adobe

sun-dried bricks made from a mixture of mud with a small amount of straw or grass

• adobe
• native
• aquifer

living or growing naturally in a particular place

• native
• landmarks

materials or substances that occur in nature

• landmarks
• natural resources

a pattern of the combination of precipitation and temperature over time

• era
• climate

a period of time with distinct political, economic, social characteristics

• era
• landmark