Native Americans Intro & Vocab

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A strip of land connecting two landmasses, allowing migration of people, plants, and animals.

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Land Bridge

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A community sharing a common culture, language, beliefs, and way of life.

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Society

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Indigenous peoples of the Americas.

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Native American

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A carving on rock or stone

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Petra-glyph

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Land masses of North, Central, and South America

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Americas

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Raised area by prehistoric peoples for ceremonies and burials in North America

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Mound

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A geographic area considered a unit for geographical, functional, social, or cultural reasons.

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Region

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Continuous cold area around the North Pole, includes Arctic Ocean and northern North America, tribes like Inuit and Aleuts build igloos.

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Arctic Region

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Forested area in northwestern North America, with ocean access and totem poles. Tribes: Nez Perce, Chinook.

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Northwest Region

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Dry area in SW America where tribes like Anasazi and Navajo built adobe pueblos and excelled in irrigation.

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Southwest Region