Vocabulary Week 5

Day 1

•Continent•Desert

Day 1

• Continent - ˈkänt(ə)nənt/ noun

• 1. Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land.

• (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).

Day 1• Desert - ˈdezərt/ noun• 1. A dry, barren area of land, especially one

covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.

Day 2

•Plateau•Griot

Day 2

• Plateau - plaˈtō/ noun• 1. An area of relatively level high ground.

Day 2

• Griot - ˈɡrēō/ noun• 1. A member of a

class of traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa.

Day 3

•River•Trade route

Day 3

• River - ˈrivər/ noun• 1. A large natural stream of water flowing in a

channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.

Day 3

• Trade Route – noun• 1 : One of the sea-lanes

and/or land-lanes ordinarily used by merchants to carry their merchandise from place to place.

Day 4

•Tribe•Clan

Day 4

• Tribe - trīb/ noun• 1. A social division in a

traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.

Day 4

• Clan - /klan/ noun• 1. A group of people related by blood or

marriage.