Letters Home from Yosemite Vocabulary

Bears live in the ^wilderness.  
What does ^wilderness mean?

• a place that is in a natural state
• streets in a city
• sand dunes in the desert
• area that has been cleared for farming

My brother is going to college to be a ^naturalist.
What is a ^naturalist?

• person who comes from another country
• person who puts out forest fires
• person who enjoys camping and fishing
• a person who studies living things

We want to ^preserve this beautiful planet.
What does ^preserve mean?

• divide
• manage
• protect
• replant

Tom Brady's first game back was ^impressive!
What does ^impressive mean?

• expensive
• boring
• amazing
• interesting

Dogs and wolves come from the same ^species of animal.
What does ^species mean?

• color
• type
• shape
• height

The bighorn sheep slipped on the ^slopes.
What are ^slopes?

• pile of rocks
• frozen pond
• sides of a mountain
• grassy meadows

Greenland is made up of many ^glaciers.
What are ^glaciers?

• huge mass of ice
• high waterfall
• deep valley
• snowy mountain top