Shared Flashcard Set

Details

CCE/Amelon
Social Studies Vocabulary
24
History
3rd Grade
04/30/2009

Additional History Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
avenue
Definition
a wide road in a town or city
Term
border
Definition
a dividing line between one country or region and another
Term
capital
Definition
a city in a country or state where the government is based
Term
compass rose
Definition
an instrument for finding direction
Term
country
Definition
a part of the world with its own borders and government
Term
culture
Definition
a group of people and their way of life, ideas, customs, and traditions
Term
diversity
Definition
variety (difference between backgrounds and experiences)
Term
economics
Definition
a study of the way money, goods, and services are made and used in a society
Term
equator
Definition
an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, halfway between the North and South Pole
Term
export
Definition
to send products into another country to be sold there
Term
geography
Definition
the study of Earth of its people, resources, climate, and physical features
Term
immigrant
Definition
someone who comes from another country to live permanently in a country
Term
import
Definition
to bring something into a place or country from elsewhere
Term
international
Definition
involving different countries
Term
landforms
Definition
how the surface of the land is covered
Term
legend
Definition
words written beneath or beside a map or chart to explain it
Term
map scale
Definition
measurements on a map or model, as in 1 inch represents 50 miles
Term
national
Definition
to do with or belong to a nation
Term
population
Definition
total number of people who live in a certain place
Term
region
Definition
an area or a district
Term
rural community
Definition
a place in the countryside where people live, work, or play
Term
state
Definition
units that can make up a country
Term
territory
Definition
a part of a country not admitted as a state
Term
urban community
Definition
to do with or living in a city
Supporting users have an ad free experience!