Unit 1 Words of the Day Example Traveling Home Sentence: The natives in the great plains are nomadic. Sentence: I live in the north central plains region of Texas. Settlement: a place where people live Era: periods of time into which historians divide the past Sentence: We just moved to a new settlement. Sentence: We are learning about the precontact era. Migrate: moving from one place to another Agriculture: raising animals and planting crops Sentence: Some native groups migrated to Texas. Sentence: The Caddo were known for their agriculture. Native-a person who is tied to a place by birth Sentence: I am a native Texan. Farming Transport Region: an area of land with similar characteristics Period of time Nomad: a group of people with no permanent home Area Origin Sentence: Synonym Word: definition