4th Grade Social Studies Unit 2 Week 2 Vocabulary

A huge block of ice that moves slowly across the land.

• glacier

• bog

• feral

• navigator

A kind of wetland with wet, spongy soil.

• glacier

• bog

• feral

• navigator

Wild, especially after escaping from captivity.

• gorge

• bog

• feral

• navigator

The officer who directs the course of a ship or plane.

• gorge

• archaeology

• feral

• navigator

A narrow valley between mountains or hills with steep rocky walls.

• gorge

• archaeology

• mining

• navigator

The study of human history and prehistory by exploring and uncovering historical sites.

• gorge

• archaeology

• mining

• livestock

The process of getting coal or other minerals from the earth.

• secede

• archaeology

• mining

• livestock

Animals (as cows, horses, and pigs) kept or raised especially on a farm and for profit

• secede

• legend

• mining

• livestock

to withdraw from a group or a political union

• secede

• legend

• mining

• livestock

an old story that is widely believed but cannot be proved to be true

• secede

• legend

• mining

• livestock