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| legend | also known as a key, lists the symbols used on a map |
| elevation- | height above sea level |
| primary source | original record of an event, ex. diary |
| compass rose | - it shows the four basic directions: north, south, east, and west on a map |
| archaeology | study of evidence left by early peoples |
| plateau | a raised piece of flat land |
| cartographer | one who makes maps |
| geography | the study of people, their environments, and their resources |
| League of the Iroquois | also known as League of Five Nations also known as Iroquois Confederacy |
| representative government | government in which voters elect people to make laws for them |
| matrilineal society | - one in which the people of the society trace their heritage through their female ancestors. In Iroquois society women had a great deal of power. |
| igloo | home of the Inuit who lived in the Arctic |
| Beringea | the name of the land bridge that connected Asia and North America during the last ice age |
| totem pole | used by Native Americans of the Northwest. It was a piece of wood that had carved symbols. People would place them outside of their homes. |
| adobe | sun dried bricks used by the Native Americans of the Southwest to build their pueblos |
| ice age- | time period when the climate of the earth was much cooler. Glaciers covered much of the earth’s surface. |
| culture | the entire way of life of a group of people |
| artifacts- | objects made and used by man |
| archaeologist | one who studies artifacts |
| Central America | where the Maya, Inca and Aztec are from. |
