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A change or adjustment in a way of life that allows people to survive in a particular environment.
Adaptation
Everything that lives or exists that supports the area. Examples, sunlight, air, water,
Environment
A circular area, sometimes underground, where tribe members talk, work, or perform religious ceremonies.
Kiva
Movement of people from one country or area of the world to a new place in another country or area.
Migration
Something from nature that is useful to people such as soil, water, vegetation, or minerals
Natural Resources
A story that explains where ancestors of tribe members came from.
Origin Story
An object, such as a tool or clothing, made by a group of humans,
Artifact
An area of the world where people develop similar ways of life or cultures
Cultural Regions
Way of living of a group of people.
Culture
A narrow valley with steep sides.
Gorge
A flat-topped hill with steep sides.
Mesa
Moving from place to place, often with changes in the seasons, to follow sources of food or escape the hot weather.
Nomadic
