Go West! Vocabulary

1. culture
 Define: People's customs and beliefs are parts of their culture.
 Example: Children usually learn about their culture from family members such as parents and grandparents.

2. communities
 Define: Communities are groups of people living together in one place.
 Example: Scientists learn about ancient communities from things the people left behind.

3. immigrants
 Define: Immigrants are people who move from one country to live in another country.
 Example: My grandparents were immigrants from Vietnam who moved to the United States.

4. established
 Define: If you established something, you started it.
 Example: A long time ago, settlers established the city of San Francisco.

5. traditional
 Define: If something is traditional, it has been passed down from one generation to the next.
 Example: In my family, we eat traditional Chinese foods on holidays.