Social Studies Vocabulary

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Anthropology

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the study of human culture and how it develops over time

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Archaeology

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the study of objects to learn about past human life

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artifacts

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an object made by people

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cardinal directions

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north, south, east, and west

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chronology

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order of dates in which events happen

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eras

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a large division of time

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Fossils

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plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time

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Geography

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the study of Earth and its people, places, and natural surroundings, or environment

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hemispheres

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a 'half sphere,' used to refer to one-half of the globe when divided into North and South or East and West

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latitude

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imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator