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Chapter 2 Vocab- Haley B
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Geography
5th Grade
11/05/2008

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origin stories
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Tales that a grough of people tell about where they came from and how the Earth came to be.

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Migration routes
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the path followed by a group of people when they move from one country or area of the world to another
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environments
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place with different types of natural surroundings including land,water,air,plant and animals. For example,grasslands and deserts are two very different types of environments.
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adapt
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to change ideas and ways of liveing to fit a new situat, such as a new enironment.
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goddesses
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female spirits or gods who controls parts of the world
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migration
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a movement of people from one country or area of the world to a new home in another country or area
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migrants
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people who move (migrate) from one country or area
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big game
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large animals that are hunters for their flesh, skins, and other valuble body parts. (Game is another word for hunted animal.)
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adaptation
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changs in a way of life that allow people ( or organisms)urvive in a particular environment.
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driftwood
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wood that has washed up onto the shores of rivers or oceans.
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