Chapter 1: Uncovering the Past - Vocabulary Review

The study of the past based on what people left behind.

• geography

• technology

• archaeology

• history

An area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas

• artifacts

• region

• culture

• location

A part or imprint of something that was once alive

• artifact

• fossil

• landforms

• geography

Objects created and used by humans

• artifacts

• fossils

• solutions

• culture

The weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time

• snow

• temperature

• climate

• seasons

Made up of all living and nonliving things that affect life in an area

• culture

• geography

• history

• environment

The study of the earth's physical and cultural features

• geography

• history

• technology

• archaeology

Materials found in the earth that people need and value

• culture

• climate

• resources

• fossil

The physical features of the land's surface

• language

• landforms (ex, mountains and oceans)

• region

The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people

• environment

• history

• culture