Social Science Ch. 2 Vocabulary
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ChonnieWin on January 25, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Location | the place where something is found |
| Mountain Range | a large group of mountains |
| Continent | the seven largest land areas on earth |
| Globe | a model of the earth |
| Hemisphere | half of the globe when it is divided into either northern and southern halves or eastern and western halves |
| Equator | a line that circles a globe half way between the north pole and south pole |
| Nation | an area of land with its own people and laws; a country |
| Border | a line on a map that shows where a state or nation ends |
| President | the title given to the leader of the United States of America |
| Urban | relating to a city area |
| Population | the number of people living in a place |
| Capital City | a city in which government leaders meeet and work |
| Suburb | a small community that is close to a city |
| Transportation | the moving of people or things from place to place |
| Rural | away from cities |
| History | the story of what has happened in a place |
| Decade | a period of time last 10 years |
| Century | a period of time last 100 years |
| Continuity | continuing, or staying the same |
| Ghost Town | an empty town with buildings, but no people |
| Oral History | a story of the past that is spoken rather than written |
| Historical Society | a group of people who have a special interest in the history of a community |
| Artifact | an object that was used by people in the past |
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