Bayou Bridges 4th Grade Unit 1 Chapter 1 vocabulary

Migration

• Movement of a group of people to live in a new place

• A type of transportation method

• A form of communication between groups

• A legal process for citizenship

Millennia

• A period of time lasting thousands of years

• A type of ancient currency

• A measurement of distance

• A geological era lasting millions of years

Scavenge

• To collect food by searching through what has been left behind

• To hunt for food in the wild

• To store food for later use

• To prepare food for cooking

Permanent

• Lasting for a long time and staying unchanged

• Temporary and subject to change

• Occasionally occurring

• Short-lived and fleeting

Hunter-gatherers

• People who travel from place to place and live by hunting and foraging

• Individuals who primarily engage in agriculture and farming

• Urban dwellers who rely on technology for food production

• Nomadic tribes that focus on trading goods and services

Communal

• Shared by all the members of a group or community

• Belonging to a single individual

• Restricted to a specific group

• Available only for private use

Collectively

• As part of a group

• Individually

• Separately

• In isolation

Nomadic

• Living in a permanent settlement

• Moving around often, usually in search of food and water; not settled in one place

• Engaging in agricultural practices

• Staying in one place for an extended period

Fossilized

• Having been preserved in a hard form

• Being in a state of decay

• A process of rapid decomposition

• A type of rock formation

Vegetation

• Plant life found in a particular area

• A type of soil composition

• A method of irrigation

• A form of animal habitat