third grade by serena georges social studies vocabulary words
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Third Gradeby
Serena Georges
Social Studies Vocabulary Words
century
A period of 100 years
climate
The temperature, precipitation and winds that characterize a region
citizen
A person who is a member of a community or country
citizenship
A person’s membership within a community
Columbus
Day
The legal holiday commemorating the landing of Columbus in the Bahamas in 1492 (Oct. 12)
communication
Ways people send and receive messages
community
A group of people living in the same locality
compass
rose
A set of arrows that show where north, south, east, and west are on a map or globe
constitution
The final version was produced on September 17th, 1787
consumers
People who buy and use goods and services to satisfy economic wants
Constitution
Day
On September 17th, we celebrate the signing of our Constitution
culture
The language, traditions, beliefs, clothing, and activities of a group of people
cultural
celebrations
A celebration of traditions and diversity
decade
A period of 10 years
economic decision
A choice to produce or consume a good or service. Because we cannot have everything we want, we have to decide what we will choose and what we
will give up
equality
When each member of a group, class or society are regarded as equal
Don Pedro Menedez de
Aviles
Founder of St. Augustine, Florida in 1565
Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.
Nobel peace prize winner who fought for the equal rights of all people
economics
The production, distribution and consumption of goods and services
education
The action or process of education or being education; gain knowledge
ethnic
group
A group of people whose members identify with each other
future
Coming after the present; time that is to come
geography
The study of people, place and environment focusing on the earth’s surface and processes that shape it
globe
A model of Earth
goods
Things that are made or grown that satisfy economic wants
grid
system
Uses coordinates to describe a location or a point on a map
government
An organization that is the governing authority of a country or nation
Hernando de Soto
Was an explorer for Spain who explored areas of the southeastern United States
Hispanic Heritage
MonthHispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18.
invention
Something invented; a product of a person’s imagination
Iroquois
a member of a North American Indian confederacy, the Five Nations, comprising the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, and later the Tuscaroras.
immigrant
Ellis Island, New York
a person who migrates to another country
Jacques
Cartier
French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River in Canada
Jamestown
first permanent English settlement in North America 1607
Juan Ponce de
Leon
Spanish explorer who was the first to reach Florida
justice
quality of being just; rightfulness or lawfulness
landform
A natural shape or feature of the Earth’s surface
law
a system or collection of rules
legend
A key that explains the meanings of symbols on a map
map
A model of Earth or a part of the Earth that is drawn on a flat surface
opportunity
costThe next best (second-best) choice that is given up when a decision (choice) is made
past
Having existed or taken place in a time before the present
present
Being or going on now; to happen right now
population
The amount of people who live in a region
product
A good or service made with resources
production
The process of making a product, either a good or service
Quebec City
Quebec City is the capital of Quebec and, after Montreal, the second largest city in the province
region
An area that shares common characteristics
rule
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement
resources
Things that can be used to produce a good or service
rural
An area with a low population density
Samuel de Champlain
French explorer who mapped much of Northeastern North America and started a settlement in Quebec
scale
An area characterized as a city or town where the population density is greater
services
Actions (jobs) that people do for each other
St.
Augustine
A seacoast city in NE Florida: founded by the Spanish 1565; oldest city in the U.S.
suburban
An outlying part of city or town; a residential area adjacent to a city or large town
transportation
Ways goods and people move from place to place
timeline
a linear representation of important events in the order in which they occurred
tradition
A custom or belief that is handed down from generation to generation
truth
The values and beliefs that are learned and shared by members of a community or society
urban
An area characterized as a city or town where the population density is greater
valley
A landform; a lowland area between higher land such as mountains
Veteran’s
Day
We honor and thank veterans for serving in the armed forces during times of war and peace – Nov. 11th
vote
a formal expression of opinion or choice, made by an individual or body of individuals
year
A period of 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 calendar months, as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31