Chapter 2 vocabulary

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

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

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

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.

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

Female spirits or gods who control parts of the world.

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

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

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