3rd Grade SS Unit 1

A place where people live, work, play, and help each other.

The study of the Earth and the way people and animals live on it.

A city where a country or state has its government.

A community celebration usually with food, music, and artists.

Shows directions on a map.

North, South, East, and West

Halfway between the cardinal directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, Northwest)

A city and the areas closely around it (Newark, New York City)

A community near a city that has it's own homes, stores, and schools. Houses and stores are furter apart and it is less crowded than an urban area. (Metuchen)

A community has farms and open land around it and fewer people than a suburb.