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Vocabulary—Mountains and Basins & Great Plains
1. Region- an area with common physical environment that can include climate
landforms, plant life, and soil
2. Mountains and Basins- region of Texas that can be characterized by mountainous
terrain, a very dry climate, and contains canyons, plateaus and basins.
3. Landform- different features on the surface of the earth.*
4. Basin- lowland surrounded by higher land
5. Jumano- Native American tribe that lived in the Mountains and Basins region of Texas.
They were a sedentary group that farmed and hunted buffalo. They made homes out of
adobe and lived in large villages.
6. Puebloan Native American- name given to Native Americans in West Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona because of the adobe homes they lived in, and their established
villages and agriculture systems.
7. Sedentary-Remaining or living in one area; not migratory
8. Adobe- building material made of dried clay mud
9. Adapt- the change your surroundings and get used to them or make them better.
10. Agriculture—growing crops and raising animals; farming and ranching*
11. Great Plains- a region in Texas that has flat land used for farming and ranching, as well
as areas that contain plateaus, aquifers, the Balcones Escarpment, and oil.
12. Aquifer-natural formation of underground gravel, rock, or sand that traps and holds
rainwater
13. Era- a period of time marked by event*
14. Precontact- the time before Europeans arrived in the Americas.
15. Cultivate- to prepare and work on land or crop; to develop by training*