6th Grade Social Studies Chapter One Vocab Review

An imaginary line that measures a location's distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.

• Lattitude

• Politics

• Government

• Longitude

A location described by where it is in relation, or compares, to somewhere else.

• Longitude

• Relative Location

• Latitude

• Specific Location

Characteristics that include languages spoken, customs practiced, and belief systems.

• Politics

• Human Geography

• Civic Life

• Government

An imaginary line that measures a locations distance north or south of the equator.

• Longitude

• Lattitude

• History

• Civic Life

A process through which people with different opinions are able to reach decisions together that are agreed to and enforced.

• Specialization

• Political Science

• Government

• Politics

The story of the successes and failures from the past that shape our world.

• Human Geography

• Longotude

• Civic Life

• History

How citizen's decisions affect the local community and its decisions.

• Longitude

• Lattitude

• Civic Life

• Human Geography

The study of different types of government.

• Political Science

• Government

• Civic Life

• Politics

The system by which a country is organized. Includes people and institutions that make, carry out, and enforce laws and settle disputes.

• Political Science

• Politics

• Governments

• Latitude

When a country focuses on producing the goods and services it can make best.

• Government

• Politics

• Individuality

• Specialization