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The Historian as a Detective Lesson 2
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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/02/2013

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Pre-Columbian
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The time period in North America before the arrival of Columbus
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Geography
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the study of people, their enironment, and their resources
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Psychology
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the study of how people think and behave
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Political science
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the study of the government
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Cartographer
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a map maker
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longitude
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the distance east or west from the Prime Meridian
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irrigation
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bringing water to dry land
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Latitude
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distance north or south from the equator
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resources
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anything that is availiable and can be used
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erosion
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gradual wearing away of land
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weather
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condition of the earth's atmosphere at a given time and place
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climate
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the average weather of a certain place over time
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Civics
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the study of the rights and responsibilities
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