Social Studies vocabulary words for the week.

1. natural resource - Something found in nature that people can use to meet their needs.

2. crop - A plant people grow for food or other needs.

3. table - A chart that shows information in rows and columns.

4. technology - The use of new inventions in everyday life.

5. forest - A very large area of trees.

6. fuel - A resource, such as oil, that can be burned for heat or energy.

7. map scale - The part of a map that helps you find distance.

8. climate - The kind of weather a place has over a long time.

9. blizzard - A heavy snowstorm.

10. tornado - A strong, whirling wind that causes great damage to land and buildings.

11. conservation - Working to save resources or make them last longer.

12. recycle - To use things again.

13. pollution - Anything that makes the air, land, or water dirty.

14. decision - A choice.