Social Studies Vocabulary
Unit 1: Where We Live
law - a rule that everyone must follow
vote - a choice that gets counted
community - a place that is made up of many neighborhoods
history - tells the story of people and places from the past
urban - a type of area that is made up of a city and the places around it
suburb - a type of community that is located near a city
rural - an area with small communities and open space
capital - the city where the leaders of a state or country work
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Social Studies Vocabulary
Unit 2: Our Earth
geography- the study of earth and the ways people use it
landform- a kind of shape on the surface of the Earth
ancestor- a person in our family who lived before we were born
producer- someone who makes or grows something
consumer- someone who buys goods
natural resource -a useful material that comes from the Earth
crop-a kind of plant grown by people for food and other uses
bar graph- helps to compare groups
conservation-the care and protection of land, water, plants, trees, and
animals
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Unit 3: Working Together
income - the money that people earn
goods - things that people make or grow
services - jobs that people do to help others
tax - money that is collected by a government
factory - a building where people produce goods
trade - to buy, sell, or exchange goods
transportation - a way of moving goods or people from place to place
barter - to trade a good or service for another good or service without
using money
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Social Studies Vocabulary
Unit 4: Our Country Today
government - a group of people who work together to run a city, state, or
country
mayor - the leader of a town or city
citizen - a member of a community, state, and country
governor - the leader of a state's government
Congress - the part of the government that writes and votes on laws for all
of our states
President - the leader of our country
freedom - every citizen's right to make choices
motto - a word or saying that people try to live by
monument - a building or statue that honors a person or an event
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Social Studies Vocabulary
Unit 5: Our Country Long Ago
shelter - a place where people live
tradition - something that is done a certain way for many years
explorer - a person who travels to a new place to learn about it
colony - a place that is settled by people from another country
colonist - a person who lives in a colony
independence - to be free from other people or places
pioneer - a person who goes first and prepares the way for others