Unit 9 Vocabulary

Unit 9 Vocabulary

Early Explorations of North America

a person who sets out to find new things

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Explorer

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a ​

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who sets out to ​

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new ​

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person

find

things

animal

treasures

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What place would you most like to explore?

• a tropical rainforest

• uncharted land in Antarctica

• an island that has never been settled on before

• an underground cavern

• the depths of the oceans

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct definition for explorer:

• a boat that sets out to find new things

• a map to be used to find new things

• a car made by Ford Motor Company, to see new things along the roads

• a person who sets out to find new things

unexplored or unknown

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Uncharted

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unexplored or ​

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unknown

uninvited

unbalanced

Poll

Which real-life uncharted place would you choose to find out more about?

• Patagonia, Chile

• Lake Vostok, Antarctica

• Vale do Javari, Brazil

• Mount Roraima, Venezuela

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct definition of the word uncharted:

• unexplored or unknown

• unsettled or extremely cold

• unknown or extremely unliveable

• a challenging area to navigate with a map

a difficult journey or trip

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Trek

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a ​

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journey or ​

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difficult

trip

vacation

hot

depressing

Poll

Which trek do you think would be the most difficult?

• Climbing the Swiss Alps

• Hiking the entire Appalachian Trail

• Journeying through the Sahara

• Navigating the Amazon jungle

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct definition for the word trek.

• a difficult journey or trip

• a challenging climb up the side of a mountain

• unexplored or unknown land

• a hot, tiring trail

a person who decides which direction to go or which route to take

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Navigator

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a person who decides which ​

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to go or which ​

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to take

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direction

route

map

compass

journey

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Besides yourself, which person in your class would make the BEST navigator? You can't choose yourself. Type only one name.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct definition for the word navigator.

• a person who decides which direction to go or which route to take

• a person who decides which map to use or which boat to take

• a person who sets out to find new things

• a person who explores uncharted places

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REVIEW TIME! Match words to their definitions.

• a person who decides which direction to to go or route to take

• a person who sets out to find new things

• unexplored or unknown

• a difficult journey or trip

navigator

explorer

uncharted

trek

• navigator

• explorer

• uncharted

• trek

an object on land that is easy to see and recognize

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landmark

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an ​

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on ​

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that is ​

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to ​

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object

land

see

easy

recognize

hard

understand

Poll

Which landmark would you most like to visit?

• The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

• The Taj Majal in India

• Pyramids of Giza in Egypt

• The Great Wall in China

• The Colosseum in Rome

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct definition for the word landmark.

• an object at sea that is easy to see and recognize

• an object that is easy to see and recognize from a boat

• an object on land that is easy to see and recognize

• an object on land that is not easy to see or recognize

a journey taken for a specific purpose, often by a large group of people

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expedition

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a ​

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taken for a specific ​

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, often by a ​

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group of ​

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journey

purpose

large

people

small

animals

Poll

Which expedition would you rather be on?

• with pioneers on the Oregon Trail

• with Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea out west

• With the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock

• With Coronado searching Cities of Gold

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct definition for the word expedition.

• a journey taken for a specific purpose, often by a large group of people

• a journey taken for a specific purpose, often by a small group of people

• a journey taken for a vacation, often by a large group of people

• a journey taken to runaway from home, often by prisoners

something that causes great suffering or loss

disastrous

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something that causes ​

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or ​

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great

suffering

loss

rain

storms

Poll

Which disastrous event would be the scariest?

• a tornado

• a hurricane

• a wildfire

• an earthquake

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct definition for the word disastrous.

• something that causes a tornado or hurricane

• something that causes no suffering or loss

• something that causes great laughter or jokes

• something that causes great suffering or loss

without trust; causing questions or doubt

suspicious

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; causing ​

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or ​

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trust

questions

doubt

truth

answers

difficulty

Poll

In your opinion, which is the most suspicious photo?

• a driving dog

• a hot dog bleeding ketchup

• a waving raccoon at the beach

• duct tape on the plane's wing

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct definition for the word suspicious.

• without doubt; causing laughter or squealing

• without doubt; causing questions or panic

• without trust; causing questions or doubt

• without trust; causing emergency meetings

Match

REVIEW! Match the words to the correct definitions.

• expedition

• landmark

• disastrous

• suspicious

a journey for a purpose by a large group

an object on land that is easy to spot

something causing great suffering, loss

without trust, causing doubt

• a journey for a purpose by a large group

• an object on land that is easy to spot

• something causing great suffering, loss

• without trust, causing doubt

started something that became known and accepted

established

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​

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that became ​

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started

known

accepted

something

nothing

famous

unpopular

Poll

Which would be the most fun place to establish?

• a treehouse club

• a cabin in the woods

• backyard mini golf course

• a secret cave house

Multiple Choice

What is the correct definition for establish?

• started something that became unpopular but fun

• started something that became unknown and unaccepted

• started something that became a treehouse or a fort

• started something that became known and accepted

to get on transportation and depart on a journey

embark

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to get on ​

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and ​

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on a ​

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transportation

depart

journey

a ship

a plane

explore

adventure

Poll

Which transportation would you rather get on to embark on a journey?

• plane

• ship

• train

• car

Multiple Choice

What is the correct definition for embark?

• to get on transportation and depart on a journey

• to get on transportation and get back off again

• to get on transportation and depart on a secret mission

• to get on transportation and depart on a flight

not known or experienced before

unfamiliar

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not ​

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or ​

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known

experienced

before

liked

again

excited

Poll

Which is the most unfamiliar thing to you?

• a different language

• advanced math

• outer space

• the other side of the world

Multiple Choice

What is the correct definition for unfamiliar?

• well known or experienced before

• not known or experienced before

• not known or excited to go

• not knowing the way without Google maps

a formal agreement between groups of people, usually to stop fighting

treaty

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of ​

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, usually to stop ​

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agreement

groups

people

fighting

playing

animals

document

Poll

You have to make a treaty with your siblings or cousins. Which is most likely?

• no tresspassing here

• always split the desserts

• no tattling or ELSE

• no sock borrowing

Multiple Choice

What is the correct definition of of treaty?

• a formal agreement between groups of people, usually to stop fighting

• a formal agreement between groups of animals, usually to stop fighting

• a formal agreement between groups of people, usually to stop playing

• a formal agreement between teams, usually to stop the game

Match

Match the following

• treaty

• established

• embark

• unfamiliar

formal agreement, usually to end fights

start something that became known

depart on a journey on transportation

not known or experienced before

• formal agreement, usually to end fights

• start something that became known

• depart on a journey on transportation

• not known or experienced before