GSW Week 4 Vocabulary - The Earliest Americans Part 1

___________ means relating to a group that moves around rather than settling in a permanent location

• Nomadic
• Sedentary
• Static
• Stationary

Another word for dry, usually used to describe climate is _________________

• Humid
• Arid
• Rainy
• Cold

__________________ means supporting oneself on a basic level to survive

• Subsistance

• Self-esteem
• Self-actualization
• Self-awareness

10 track and field events is known as a __________________

• Decathlon
• Pentathlon
• Heptathlon
• Triathlon

An American Indian tool used to throw spears farther and with more power is called an _________________

• Bow
• Slingshot
• Atlatl
• Boomerang

When land is suitable for growing crops it is _____________ land.

• Arable

• Barren
• Desert
• Mountainous

A large flat area of land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains is known as the _______________.

• Appalachian Plateau
• Plains

• Colorado Plateau
• Mojave Desert

 _________________ are primary sources that are very old items.

• Artifacts

• Books
• Paintings
• Photographs

Five track and field events are called a ________________.

• Pentathlon
• Decathlon
• Triathlon
• Heptathlon

Frozen land around the North Pole is known as the ________________.

• Sahara Desert
• Amazon Rainforest
• Arctic
• Great Barrier Reef