Native Americans Vocabulary Review Unit 1

a narrow waterway between Alaska and Russia that connects the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean

• Bering Strait

• Panama Canal

• Strait of Gibraltar

• English Channel

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

a period of extremely low temperatures during which much of Earth's water was frozen into glaciers

• Ice Age

• Greenhouse Period

• Monsoon Season

• Volcanic Era

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

a huge, thick sheet of ice

• glacier

• desert

• volcano

• canyon

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

a method of bringing water to dry land through a series of ditches or pipes

• irrigation

• evaporation

• condensation

• deforestation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

to move from one location to another

• migrate

• decorate

• calculate

• hesitate

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

artifact

• an object made by people in the past from which history can be learned

• a natural rock formation found in the wild

• a type of modern technology used in science

• a rare animal species discovered recently

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

archaeology

• the study of the artifacts of people from long ago

• the study of weather patterns

• the study of animal behavior

• the study of modern technology

mesa

• a high landform with a flat top and steep sides

• a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

• a body of water surrounded by land

• a low area between hills or mountains

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

drought

• a long period with no rain

• a heavy rainfall in a short time

• a sudden snowstorm

• a period of strong winds

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

empire

• a large area where the land and people are controlled by one ruler or government

• a small village with independent leaders

• a group of islands with no central authority

• a single building used for government meetings

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4