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SS Lesson 4
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Social Studies
4th Grade
10/03/2016

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agriculture
Definition
the raising of crops or animals
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boundary
Definition
a line or natural feature that separates one area or state from another
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canyon
Definition
a deep valley with steep rocky walls
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capital resource
Definition
something people make in order to produce other products
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climate
Definition
the weather patterns in one place over a long period of time
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conserve
Definition
to use resources carefully
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desert
Definition
an area that receives less than ten inches of rain in one year
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elevation
Definition
how high a place is above sea level
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equator
Definition
the imaginary line that circles the center of Earth from east to west
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harvest
Definition
cut for use, as a crop
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human resource
Definition
a person that makes products or provides services
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humidity
Definition
the amount of moisture in the air
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industry
Definition
a business that makes a product or provides a service
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inset map
Definition
smaller maps that are related to the main map
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landform
Definition
a natural feature of the earth's surface
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manufacturing
Definition
making things to use or sell
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mountain
Definition
a very high landform, often with steep sides
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natural resource
Definition
something in the environment that can be used
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nonrenewable resource
Definition
a resource that cannot be replaced
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plain
Definition
an area of flat land that is often covered with grass or trees
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plateau
Definition
a large, flat, raised area of land
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polar climate
Definition
areas around the North and South Poles with the coldest temperatures
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precipitation
Definition
amount of moisture that falls as rain or snow
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process
Definition
to change something so that people can use it
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product
Definition
something that people make or grow
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raw material
Definition
something that is changed so that people can use it
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recycle
Definition
to use something more than once
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region
Definition
a large area in which places share similar characteristics
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renewable resource a natural resource that can be replaced
Definition
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rural
Definition
in small towns or farms
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service
Definition
job that someone does for others
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Technology
Definition
the development and use of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
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temperate climate
Definition
moderate area between the tropical and subarctic climates
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temperature
Definition
a measurement telling how hot or cold something is
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urban
Definition
in the city
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weather
Definition
the condition of the air at a certain time and place
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