Unit 1 Texas History Vocab

physical geographic feature

• any characteristic of the Earth’s surface that was created by natural processes
• man made features of the earth

region

• area of land that is unified by a common characteristic, such as political unity, linguistic unity, or common climate patterns
• places that have nothing in common

indigenous

• something or someone that has moved to an area
• originating in a specific place or region

nomad

• people that live in one spot
• someone who moves from place to place with no permanent home

agriculture

• farming
• hunting and gathering food for resources

adobe

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

native

•  living or growing naturally in a particular place
• Indians

• natural resources
• electricity