Unit 2-Vocabulary Part 1

Small groups of people who feed themselves by hunting and gathering plants.

• herd

• hunter gatherer

• mastadon

• ancestor

A wild ox with a shaggy coat and downward curving horns.

• matadon

• hide

• musk ox

• mammoth

A very thick piece of ice that covers a large area of land for an extended period of time.

• glacier

• ice age

• spear

• ice sheet

A small strip of land hat connects two large land masses.

• land bridge

• herd

• ice sheet

• river valley

An area of low land surrounded by mounains or hills, often with a river running through.

• river valley

• herd

• land bridge

A period in Earth's history when huge sheets of ice covered large parts of the Earth's surface.

• river valley

• land bridge

• ice sheet

• Ice Age

A large group of animals that live and play together.

• mammoth

• herd

• mastadon

• caribou

a long thin weapon made from a pointed stick, sometimes with a pointed stick, stone, or metal tip.

• spear

• harpoon

• knife

• bow and arrow

The top layer of Earth's surface where plants grow.

• grass

• soil

• hide

• fuel

A large prehistoric elephant-like animal covered with hair.

• musk ox

• caribou

• mammoth

• herd