1. Third Grade by Serena Georges Social Studies Vocabulary Words

2. century A period of 100 years

3. climate The temperature, precipitation and winds that characterize a region

4. citizen A person who is a member of a community or country

5. citizenship A person’s membership within a community

6. Columbus Day The legal holiday commemorating the landing of Columbus in the Bahamas in 1492 (Oct. 12)

7. communication Ways people send and receive messages

8. community A group of people living in the same locality

9. compass rose A set of arrows that show where north, south, east, and west are on a map or globe

10. constitution The final version was produced on September 17 th, 1787

11. consumers People who buy and use goods and services to satisfy economic wants

12. Constitution Day On September 17 th, we celebrate the signing of our Constitution

13. culture The language, traditions, beliefs, clothing, and activities of a group of people

14. cultural celebrations A celebration of traditions and diversity

15. decade A period of 10 years

16. 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

17. equality When each member of a group, class or society are regarded as equal

18. Don Pedro Menedez de Aviles Founder of St. Augustine, Florida in 1565

19. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Nobel peace prize winner who fought for the equal rights of all people

20. economics The production, distribution and consumption of goods and services

21. education The action or process of education or being education; gain knowledge

22. ethnic group A group of people whose members identify with each other

23. future Coming after the present; time that is to come

24. geography The study of people, place and environment focusing on the earth’s surface and processes that shape it

25. globe A model of Earth

26. goods Things that are made or grown that satisfy economic wants

27. grid system Uses coordinates to describe a location or a point on a map

28. government An organization that is the governing authority of a country or nation

29. Hernando de Soto Was an explorer for Spain who explored areas of the southeastern United States

30. Hispanic Heritage Month Hispanic 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.

31. invention Something invented; a product of a person’s imagination

32. Iroquois a member of a North American Indian confederacy, the Five Nations, comprising the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, and later the Tuscaroras.

33. immigrant Ellis Island, New York a person who migrates to another country

34. Jacques Cartier French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River in Canada

35. Jamestown first permanent English settlement in North America 1607

36. Juan Ponce de Leon Spanish explorer who was the first to reach Florida

37. justice quality of being just; rightfulness or lawfulness

38. landform A natural shape or feature of the Earth’s surface

39. law a system or collection of rules

40. legend A key that explains the meanings of symbols on a map

41. map A model of Earth or a part of the Earth that is drawn on a flat surface

42. opportunity cost The next best (second- best) choice that is given up when a decision (choice) is made

43. past Having existed or taken place in a time before the present

44. present Being or going on now; to happen right now

45. population The amount of people who live in a region

46. product A good or service made with resources

47. production The process of making a product, either a good or service

48. Quebec City Quebec City is the capital of Quebec and, after Montreal, the second largest city in the province

49. region An area that shares common characteristics

50. rule a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement

51. resources Things that can be used to produce a good or service

52. rural An area with a low population density

53. Samuel de Champlain French explorer who mapped much of Northeastern North America and started a settlement in Quebec

54. scale An area characterized as a city or town where the population density is greater

55. services Actions (jobs) that people do for each other

56. St. Augustine A seacoast city in NE Florida: founded by the Spanish 1565; oldest city in the U.S.

57. suburban An outlying part of city or town; a residential area adjacent to a city or large town

58. transportation Ways goods and people move from place to place

59. timeline a linear representation of important events in the order in which they occurred

60. tradition A custom or belief that is handed down from generation to generation

61. truth The values and beliefs that are learned and shared by members of a community or society

62. urban An area characterized as a city or town where the population density is greater

63. valley A landform; a lowland area between higher land such as mountains

64. Veteran’s Day We honor and thank veterans for serving in the armed forces during times of war and peace – Nov. 11th

65. vote a formal expression of opinion or choice, made by an individual or body of individuals

66. year A period of 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 calendar months, as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31