| A | B |
| naturalist | one who specializes in natural history |
| Scotland | Muir's homeland |
| five | the number of Muir's siblings |
| Bible | what he had to memorize |
| Wisconsin | The state to which they moved |
| McCormick | inventor of the mechanical reaper |
| thermometer | used to measure temperature |
| barometer | for measuring atmospheric pressure |
| consumption | another name for tuberculosis |
| environmentalist | is concerned about pollution |
| Sierra Club | organization started by Muir |
| Louie | the name of his wife |
| David | John Muir's oldest brother |
| ship | how they traveled to America |
| State Fair | where he displayed his inventions |
| Theodore Roosevelt | a President of the United States |
| Sierra Nevada | a mountain range |
| 148 million | the number of acres preserved by Roosevelt |
| Yosemite | a national park in America |
| trekked on foot | how Muir traversed the country |