Social Studies Unit 5 Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a small strip of land that connects two large landmasses.

• Land bridge

• Peninsula

• Island

• Isthmus

A _______ is a large, prehistoric elephant-like animal covered with hair.

• Mammoth

• Dinosaur

• Saber-tooth Tiger

• Giant Sloth

A _______ is a large, extinct elephant-like mammal.

• Mastodon

• Dinosaur

• Saber-tooth Tiger

• Pterodactyl

Fill in the blank: _______ are animals that are hunted.

• Game

• Predators

• Pets

• Herbivores

Fill in the blank: An _______ is a device used for throwing a spear.

• Atlatl

• Slingshot

• Catapult

• Bow

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a group of Native American people who live in the American Southwest.

• Pueblo

• Apache

• Navajo

• Sioux

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a person who lives on a rock ledge or cliff wall, such as a member of the Ancestral Pueblo people.

• cliff dweller

• mountain climber

• cave explorer

• rock collector

Fill in the blank: _______ is a type of brick made from sun-dried clay.

• Adobe

• Concrete

• Marble

• Granite

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a large, rounded pile.

• mound

• hill

• heap

• stack

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a Native American leader who is believed to have special powers.

• Shaman

• Warrior

• Chief

• Elder