| A | B |
| buffalo | Heavy wild bison with dense brown fur and shaggy mane. |
| camel | long neck, skinny leg animal that has 1 or 2 humps on its’ back to store water or fat. |
| desert | an area that lacks something. |
| herd | large group of animals. |
| nomad | people that move from place to place |
| tent | shelter that can be moved. |
| preview | to look at something ahead of time. |
| nonfiction | a story that is true. |
| hair | a thin threadlike growth from the skin of a person or animal. |
| clan | a large group of people who are related. |
| sheik | a leader of an organization or group |
| journey | traveling from one place to another |
| tepee | a tent that is shaped like a cone and that was used in the past by some Native Americans as a house |
| herder | a person that gathers and moves animals |
| open land | Non-built-up land with no, or with insignificant, vegetation cover. |
| seed | a small object produced by a plant from which a new plant can grow |
| grassy plain | an area of open country covered with grass. |
| seal | a large animal that lives in the sea near coasts, has flippers, and eats fish |
| prehistoric | existing in the time before people could write |
| sheep | an animal with a thick woolly coat that is often raised for meat or for its wool and skin |
| rug | a piece of thick, heavy material that is used to cover usually a section of a floor |
| tribe | a group of people that includes many families and relatives who have the same language, customs, and beliefs |
| wool | the soft, thick hair of sheep and some other animals |
| yurt | A tent used by Mongolians as a house. |
| near | close to someone or something |
| few | not many - 3 or 4 |
| village | a small town |