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10/11/2010 SS Test
10/11/2010 SS Test
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3rd Grade
10/08/2010

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A globe is a better representation of the Earth than a map because the globe is round like our planet.
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Why is a globe a better representation of the Earth than a map
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Asia
Definition
Where are the Himalaya Mountains found?
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border
Definition
A line on a map that shows where a state or a country ends
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Washington, D.C.
Definition
the capital city of the United States of America.
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city
Definition
the largest type of community
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rural area
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the smallest type of community
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rural area description
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an area in the countryside, away from a city or large town.
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Native Americans
Definition
the first people to live in what in now Eagle, Colorado?
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In the 1880s
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the time period miners discovered silver in the mountains of Colorado
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William Edwards
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the founder of the settlement that later became Eagle
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more businesses brought more jobs
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Why is the population of Eagle, Colorado greater today than it was long ago?
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President
Definition
leader of the United States
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history
Definition
the story of what has happened in a place
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ancestor
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someone in a person’s family, such as a great-great-grandmother, who lived long ago
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pioneer
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a person who helps settle a new land
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location
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the place where a community is found
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founder
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a person who starts a settlement
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