Chapter 1: Social Studies Vocabulary Review

the line where one place, such as a state or country, ends and another begins

• State

• City

• Capital

• Border

the city where the government of a country or state meets.

• Community

• Capital

• City

• Continent

a community that has lots of buildings and people.

• City

• Equator

• Capital

• Geography

a place where people live, work and play.

• Border

• Government

• Community

• Country

one of the seven large bodies of land on Earth.

• Community

• Ocean

• Continent

• Country

an area of land with its own government.

• Country

• Community

• Continent

• Geography

the imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian

• Ocean

• Equator

• Hemisphere

the study of Earth – its spaces, land, water, air, and people.

• Capital

• Geography

• Government

• Hemisphere

a group that helps run a community, country, or state.

• Capital

• Community

• Country

• Government

half of a sphere, such as a half of the planet Earth.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Hemisphere

• Continent