Module 1 Vocabulary

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

• geography

• archaeology

• fossil

• history

The study of the past.

• geography

• archaeology

• fossil

• history

Objects created and used by humans.

• artifacts

• resources

• fossil

• environment

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

• geography

• environment

• region

• land forms

Materials found in the earth that people need and value.

• fossil

• artifacts

• technology

• resources

The natural features of the land’s surface

• geography

• environment

• region

• land forms

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

• culture

• region

• history

• artifacts

The study of the earth’s physical and cultural features.

• geography

• archaeology

• fossil

• history

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

• region

• land form

• climate

• environment

A part or imprint of something that was once alive.

• artifacts

• fossil

• resource

• culture