https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh en-us 2016-12-06 15:03:42 UTC 2025-10-07 11:53:13 UTC hello@padlet.com ntier https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142032938 1. Share a toponym and what it means. 

2. Explain how toponyms reveal clues about the cultural landscape. ]]> 2016-12-06 15:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142032938 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040149 Wichita Falls, Texas- Wichita refers to the name of a subgroup of Caddoan Indians. Falls refers to the river that they had to cross in order to get to that part of Texas.
This reveals the origin of those who first settled in Texas (Indians) as well as the impact they have on that area.]]> 2016-12-06 15:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040149 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040150 seattle. washington
1.) It was named after a native american chief of 2 different tribes. Chief Seattle is famous for a speech he gave about respect for native american rights and the environment
2.) this reveals the values present in seattle and its citizens. it is know to be a very liberal-leaning and environmentally conscious city, so it's name paying tribute to a native american rights activist and environmentalist makes sense. Toponyms can reveal what people lived in an area, and the values of the original settlers.

]]> 2016-12-06 15:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040150 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040162 1)Honolulu- means sheltered harbor
2)This toponym is an example of Hawaii's unique language, ethnicity, and historical background. Many people migrated from Polynesia and other Pacific islands to the islands of Hawaii. ]]> 2016-12-06 15:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040162 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040213 1.) Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Albuquerque: derives from the Latin word "albus quercus" meaning "white oak"; This name was in reference to the prevalence of white cork oak in the region. Albuquerque is still the center of Spanish cork industry today.

2.) Toponyms could tell the founder of the specific place or a famous person who lived there. Also, a toponym could tell the religion of the place or the origin of the settlers there. In this case, the name of the place describes what a major industry is in Albuquerque. ]]> 2016-12-06 15:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040213 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040249 Los Angeles, California. It came from the Spanish word "The Angels" and it shows how there was at some point in their history a Spanish influence. ]]> 2016-12-06 15:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040249 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040265 Aquinnah is a small town on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Aquinnah is Wampanoag Indian for "high land" because of the cliffs in the region. The toponym reveals that the town was once inhabited by many Wampanoag Native Americans before early European immigrants settled here and along the New England coastline. It also reveals that the New England area was once a population center for many Native American tribes.]]> 2016-12-06 15:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040265 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040353 Pennsylvania, United States
Penn- William Penn named for his father
Slyvania- woodlands based on the physical landscape
means Penn's Woodlands]]> 2016-12-06 15:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040353 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040354 1. 
San Francisco, California means St. Francis of the Catholic religion. California comes from the Spanish word Califa meaning mythical island paradise. 
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Toponyms reveal clues about culture because multiple toponyms are based off the areas religion and culture such as San Francisco the Catholic based St. Francis. ]]> 2016-12-06 15:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040354 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040372 La Jolla,California has an uncertain origin of either Spanish or Native American and either means "The Jewel" in Spanish or "Hole in the Mountains" in Native American. This toponym reveals clues of the cultural landscape by giving insight of who the first settlers of that space were. This could mean that the founders of La Jolla were either Spanish or Native American. ]]> 2016-12-06 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040372 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040374 1.) Montreal, Canada was named after a mountain in the center of the city called "Mount Royal"

2.) This toponym reveals that the mountain is very important to the people of Montreal, enough so that they identify the place they live in with a name similar to the mountain. It shows that Mount Royal is something that makes their city what it is and holds a great importance to the culture as well.]]> 2016-12-06 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040374 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040381 Quebec is a toponym that means narrow river. This was used because of the ending of a river in an area settled by an Algonquin tribe This toponym originates from the Algonquin word for narrow river and shows who this area was first settled by and the tribes that used to live there. This toponym can also give insight into the origin of culture and certain languages in the area of Quebec. ]]> 2016-12-06 15:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040381 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040415 1) Des Moines, Iowa is derived from 'moingona' which is a Native American word. Some geographers believe that it is a word that references the graves on the Des Moines river
2) The language from which toponyms are derived from may indicate the ethnicity of the location's founder or the predominant ethnicity of its inhabitants. In this case, the are that is now Des Moines, Iowa was formerly inhabited by Native Americans ]]> 2016-12-06 15:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040415 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040470 Tucson, Arizona means "at the base of the black hill". It refers to the old covered hill called Sentinel Park. 

Toponyms help reveal clues about a location's cultural landscape by representing old structures and people who used to live there, and how they affected the landscape that is now there today. Things that can be affected can be language and religion. ]]> 2016-12-06 15:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040470 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040496 1. Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. "ville" is French for town. Phoenix refers to the mythological creature.
2. A toponym can relate to or describe the physical landscape. A toponym can also be a name of a historical figure or important person in that area.  Some names are also associated with religion. The origin of its settlers can also be indicated from a places name.]]> 2016-12-06 15:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040496 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040569 Iowa means land of the Indians. This was named by the tribe Ioway Indians. This shows that the Ioway tribe  once lived and thrived there.]]> 2016-12-06 15:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040569 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040671 1. Honolulu means Sheltered Bay in Hawaiian. This is a descriptive toponym. 

2. Toponyms can reveal the language spoken, history, or a founder of the area. This all helps reveal the culture of an area the toponym describes. ]]> 2016-12-06 15:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040671 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040743 1.  Hawaii is a group of islands located in the Pacific Ocean
2. Toponym reveals clues about the landscape because Hawaii is the place where volcanoes are.]]> 2016-12-06 15:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040743 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040839 1. Limerick, Pennsylvania was named for the hometown of the early settler William Evans, who came from Ireland
2. Toponyms reveal clues about cultural landscape. They can reveal their religion by the name of the cities or their language 
 
 ]]> 2016-12-06 15:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040839 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040887 1. Los Angles: It is Spanish for "The Angels"
2. Toponyms reveal clues about the cultural landscape because they can represent famous people who settled there, religious behavior in a place, and also they can be named after the origin of settlers.]]> 2016-12-06 15:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142040887 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142041362 Phoenix, Arizona- Phoenix  is an associative place name alluding to the mythological creature of the same name. The phoenix rebirths itself every generation, bursting into flame and rising from the ashes a new creature. The name Phoenix symbolizes rebirth and renewal.  ]]> 2016-12-06 15:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142041362 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142041733 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
-located in the northeastern part of the US and is part of the state Pennsylvania.
-Mainly christian yet has a variety of other alien religions
- Toponym reveals how Phoenixville was reborn after being a measly textile factory to a peaceful town. The city used to have poor living conditions yet slowly became more wealthy and started to change. Phoenix is the Greek word of the bird of rebirth signifying the towns resurgence]]> 2016-12-06 15:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142041733 kriegcon000 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142041808 1.Limerick PA- Some Irish people came over from Limerick Ireland and settled in what is known today as Limerick.

2.  The name reveals who were the first people to settle in that area and also the language, religion and founder of an area.]]> 2016-12-06 15:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142041808 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142043294 Washington state is named after the first president of the U.S. (George Washington) since it was apart of the western Washington territory.]]> 2016-12-06 15:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142043294 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142114995 a)Royersford Pennsylvania is named after the discoverer of this town. The first part Royers comes from the name of the guy who discovered. The Ford part comes means a shallow area where a person can travel across a lake or river of some sort. This relates to our location because we are near the Schuylkill River, which is a shallow lake overall. 
b) The name Royersford defines our landscape because of the "ford" part of the name. As i said before, this is a shallow area of a body of water where you are able to cross to the other side. This means there is a lake or river near by in which there is. It is called the Schuylkill River.]]> 2016-12-06 18:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142114995 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115031 1. Toronto, Ontario, Canada - This descriptive toponym is from Aboriginal origin. It is derived from the Iroquois word "Tkaranto," meaning "where there are trees in water." 
2. Toponyms reveal clues about the cultural landscape of that area in many ways. They can describe the origins of settlers (natives or migrants) or tell of the area's history. Toponyms can also describe an area physically, which can give clues into the way people live based on the natural geography. Toponyms can even be religious, giving insight into the faith people in that area follow.]]> 2016-12-06 18:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115031 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115035 1) Valley forge PA- Named this because there was a forge in the valley. It was also used as a quarters for George Washington and the continental army in 1777-1778.
2) the toponym reveals what the cultural landscape was and what was in or a part of the landscape.]]> 2016-12-06 18:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115035 freeljor000 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115084 1. Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake in Manitoba, Canada was named by a old Cree saying, "where the wild trout are caught by fishing with hooks".
2. The meaning of the toponym reveals that Manitoba, Canada has a large fishing lake that is densely populated by fish. The Lake name is a Cree saying; therefore, you know that the eastern part of Manitoba was populated by the Cree at one point in time.]]> 2016-12-06 18:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115084 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115109 1.  Las Cruces, New Mexico. This means "The City of Crosses" in English.
2. Toponyms can tell a person who originally settled in that place and what language is popular there. ]]> 2016-12-06 18:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115109 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115165 1. The name of a city in New York, Brooklyn came from a Dutch City named, Breukelen. 
2. This reveals that Brooklyn most likely has traits of the Dutch people which is why Brooklyn is named after a Dutch City. ]]> 2016-12-06 18:35:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115165 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115190 1. Phoenix, AZ is referring to a phoenix (bird), and how it rises up strong and anew from the ashes. As an analogy, Phoenix is representing how this great city had so quickly risen up from a lost Native American civilization.

2. Such as Phoenix rising so quickly, a Toponym can represent a state/quality that the city had. It may show clues, like in this case, how successful the city may be, or representing that the place is new and always changing. ]]> 2016-12-06 18:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115190 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115210 Los Angeles: Means the angels

The toponyms reveal that many famous people have settled there and there cultural landscape explains that.  ]]> 2016-12-06 18:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115210 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115294 1- Houston Texas comes from the Hugh town
2- Toponyms reveals clues about the landscape and a key town to their culture. Hugh Town is a small town which recieved very little rain. This depicts the environmental factors that had impacted the name of Houston, Texas]]> 2016-12-06 18:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115294 bogiakat000 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115303 1. Chicago, Illinois - Chicago is located in the mid-west United States, which was originally the home to Native Americans. The name is derived from the local word "chicagoua," which means garlic plant. 

2. The name reveals that farming was a large part of life for the Native Americans. Also, the toponym could give clues as to who originally settled in that area. ]]> 2016-12-06 18:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115303 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115332 1. San Francisco, California.  "San Francisco" is Spanish for "Saint Francis".  California was named after a mythical island called "Califia" that was supposed to be a paradise.  
2. Toponyms show or reflect a place's cultural traits, like religion or background, or the landscape.  For example, the names of San Francisco and California reveal that those who first inhabited them, who named them, were Spanish, or that the city has a Spanish background. It also shows that they were Catholics in some way, as the city of San Francisco is named after a saint present in that particular religion.]]> 2016-12-06 18:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115332 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115366 Chicago, Illinois : Name represents a local Indian word "chicagoua" for the native garlic plant Allium tricoccum.
This plant grew abundance at the south of Lake Michigan at the banks of the chicagoua river system. The toponyms reveals the Native Americans that were settled there previously.]]> 2016-12-06 18:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115366 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115630 1) Winnipeg, Manitoba

2) Winnipeg comes from the Cree word "win-nipi" which means "murky water". This refers to Lake Winnipeg. The effect of the geography of the land is shown when the native peoples made a word for it. The importance of the First Nations people is present when the city name was modeled after their word.]]> 2016-12-06 18:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115630 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115710 Oaks, Pennsylvania was named after the canal's designer, Tomas Oakes. 
Toponyms can reveal people who were first there or important people, like Oaks PA. They can also reveal important characteristics or a special part of that place.]]> 2016-12-06 18:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115710 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115777 1) Collegeville, Pennsylvania- It was renamed after Ursinus College was founded in the area.
2) Because Collegeville was named after a college, you can conclude from the toponym that this particular area values education. The toponym can reveal values that a place has as well as activities that are common there.]]> 2016-12-06 18:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142115777 https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142116219 1.) Toponyms reveal who were the first settlers
2.) Possibly something special about the area (example: Valley Forge)
3.) It clues you in to the relevance the name had and how the name is an identifying characteristic of a place
EXAMPLE: Albuquerque was named after one of the fist settlers named Francisco Fernandez de la Cueva Duque de Albuquerque. He was very important to the development of this area  ]]> 2016-12-06 18:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ntier/2mawlmjls0xh/wish/142116219