Vocabulary Week 10

Week 10 Day 1

•Exploration•Land Bridge•Glacier

Answer Day 1

• Exploration - ex·plo·ra·tion noun• 1. The action of traveling in or through an

unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.

Answer Day 1

• Land Bridge - noun• 1. A connection between

two landmasses, esp. a prehistoric one that allowed humans and animals to colonize new territory before being cut off by the sea, as across the Bering Strait and the English Channel.

Answers Day 1

• Glacier - gla·cier noun• 1. A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed

by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.

Week 10 Day 2

•Beringia •Hunter•Ice Age

Answer Day 2

• Beringia - Be·rin·gi·a (bə-rĭn jē-ə)′• 1. A region extending from western Siberia

into North America that includes the Bering land bridge.

Answer Day 2

• Hunter - hunt·er noun• 1. A person or animal that hunts for food.

Answer Day 2

• Ice Age - ice age noun• 1. A glacial episode during a past geological

period

Week 10 Day 3

•Mesoamerica •Gatherers

Answer Day 3• Mesoamerica - Mes·o·a·mer·i·ca noun • 1. A region extending south and east from central

Mexico to include parts of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In pre-Columbian times it was inhabited by diverse civilizations, including the Mayan and the Olmec.

Answer Day 3

• Gatherers• 1. A person who

gathers fruits, nuts, berries, and vegetables for survival; "they were a society of hunters and gatherers"

Week 10 Day 4

•Migrate•Navigation

Answer Day 4

• Migrate - mi·grate intransitive verb • 1. To move from one country or place to live

or work in another.

Answer Day 4

• Navigation - nav·i·ga·tion noun• 1. The process or activity of accurately

ascertaining one's position and planning and following a route.