Unit 1: Human Geography Vocabulary 6 th Grade Social Studies

Essential Vocabulary  1. environment  2. climate  3. civilization  4. society  5. population  6. migration  7. interaction  8. source  9. perspective  10. artifact

Environment  The area in which something exists or lives.

Climate  The typical weather of a region over a long time.

Civilization  A level of development at which people live together peacefully in communities.

Society  An extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization.

Population  The number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.). Juhu beach in Mumbai, India, is crowded out with people

Migration  To move from one area to move to another.

Interaction  A mutual or reciprocal action; interacting

Source  The place where something begins, where it springs into being.

Perspective 1. A way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view“

Artifact  Material remains of past human life and activities. Example: Stone tools

Enrichment Vocabulary  1. politics  2. economics  3. religion  4. ideas  5. art  6. demographics  7. bias

Politics Social relations involving authority or power. Social relations involving authority or power.

Economics  The study of how resources are managed in the production, exchange, and the use of goods and services.

Religion  The belief in and worship of a divine or superhuman power.

Ideas  A personal view.

Art  Art appeals to human emotions. It can be understood as a way of communicating these feelings through drawing, painting, acting, singing, or any other form of expression.

Demographics  A statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age, race, gender, or income etc.)

Bias  A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation.