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Unit 1 and 2 Social Studies Vocabulary

Authored by Angela Poritz

Social Studies

5th Grade

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Unit 1 and 2 Social Studies Vocabulary
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

the study of our physical surroundings

Geography

a part of the Earth's surface.

Climate

physical features of the Earth's surface

Landforms

weather elements, measured over time

Physical Feature

the organization that makes the laws

Government

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

something from nature that is useful

Origin Story

movement to a new place in the world

Adaptation

everything that surrounds a given area

Environment

a story that explains the start

Natural Resource

a change that allow something to survive

Migration

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

a narrow, deep valley with steep sides

Artifact

an object made by a group of humans

Gorge

an area where people share cultures

Cultural Region

moving to follow sources of food

Nomadic

way of living of a group of people

Culture

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

an early tool used for position of stars

Astrolabe

the land masses of a specific continent

Explorer

a crop that is grown for sale

Cash Crop

a person who travels for new information

the Americas

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

a Spanish explorer who claimed land

East Indies

a sickness that can be shared with germs

Contagious Disease

route Europeans never found

Colony

a term used in the past for SE Asia

Conquistador

a community ruled by another country

Northwest Passage

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

the ruler is a king or queen

Democratic

elected leaders make decisions

Representative Government

a small community created by settlers

Settlement

people have the power to rule themselves

Monarchy

a person who settles in a colony

Colonist

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

a body of lawmakers

Assembly

a large farm on which crops are grown

Industry

to give something to someone as a favor

Economy

use of resources to meet needs and wants

Plantation

a group of businesses

Grant

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