Chapter 7: Southeast (Vocabulary)

Choose the correct definition of climate.

• the long-term trends in weather elements and atmospheric conditions

• the long-term trends in population growth in an area

• the type of landforms in an area

• the short-term trends in atmospheric changes affecting landforms

Choose the correct definition of agriculture.

• the science or practice of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming

• of or relating to an area just outside of a big city or town

• a chemical or natural substance added to soil to help plants grow

• the process of using resources, especially machinery, to produce goods and services

Choose the correct definition of cultural diffusion.

• a change to a social structure

• the unjust judgment or mistreatment of a person or people due to race, sex, religion, nationality, or other characteristic

• the spread of people, ideas, technology, and products from one culture to another

• a reason for migration related to discrimination, intolerance, or religious freedom

Choose the correct definition of chiefdom.

• a location where a chief gives tributes to the common people

• an area or region governed by a chief

• an area or region with settlements for chiefs

• a location where a chief holds a festival

Choose the correct definition of maize.

• sugar

• squash

• corn

• beans

indigenous: native; __________ to a place

• new

• moving

• foreign

• original

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

the belief that animals, plants, and even inanimate objects have spirits

• animism

• Confucianism

• feudalism

• Buddhism

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

a single piece of cloth worn around the waist by men

• artifact

• breechcloth

• buckskin

• moccasin

Choose the correct definition of mineral deposit.

• a natural concentration of minerals in air

• a natural concentration of minerals in crops

• a natural concentration of minerals in Earth's crust

• a natural concentration of minerals in trees