Chapter 2 vocabulary

Question 1

Migrants

Answer 1

People who move (migrate) from one country or area of the world to a new home in another country or area.

Question 2

Origin stories

Answer 2

Tales that a group of people tell about where they came from and how the earth came to be.

Question 3

Migration routes

Answer 3

The path followed by a group of people when they move from one country or area of the world to another.

Question 4

environments

Answer 4

Places with different types of natural surroundings including land, air, plants, and animals. For example, grasslands and deserts are two very different types of environments.

Question 5

Adapt

Answer 5

To change ideas and new ways of living to fit a new situation, such as a new environment.

Question 6

Goddesses

Answer 6

Female spirits or gods who control parts of the world.

Question 7

Big game

Answer 7

Large animals that are hunted for their flesh, skins, and other valuable body parts. (Game is another word for hunted animals.

Question 8

Adaptations

Answer 8

Changes in a new way of life that allow people (or organisms) to survive in a particular environment.

Question 9

Driftwood

Answer 9

Wood that has washed up onto shores of rivers or oceans.