Third Gradeby

Serena Georges

Social Studies Vocabulary Words

century

A period of 100 years

climate

The temperature, precipitation and winds that characterize a region

citizen

A person who is a member of a community or country

citizenship

A person’s membership within a community

Columbus

Day

The legal holiday commemorating the landing of Columbus in the Bahamas in 1492 (Oct. 12)

communication

Ways people send and receive messages

community

A group of people living in the same locality

compass

rose

A set of arrows that show where north, south, east, and west are on a map or globe

constitution

The final version was produced on September 17th, 1787

consumers

People who buy and use goods and services to satisfy economic wants

Constitution

Day

On September 17th, we celebrate the signing of our Constitution

culture

The language, traditions, beliefs, clothing, and activities of a group of people

cultural

celebrations

A celebration of traditions and diversity

decade

A period of 10 years

economic decision

A choice to produce or consume a good or service. Because we cannot have everything we want, we have to decide what we will choose and what we

will give up

equality

When each member of a group, class or society are regarded as equal

Don Pedro Menedez de

Aviles

Founder of St. Augustine, Florida in 1565

Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr.

Nobel peace prize winner who fought for the equal rights of all people

economics

The production, distribution and consumption of goods and services

education

The action or process of education or being education; gain knowledge

ethnic

group

A group of people whose members identify with each other

future

Coming after the present; time that is to come

geography

The study of people, place and environment focusing on the earth’s surface and processes that shape it

globe

A model of Earth

goods

Things that are made or grown that satisfy economic wants

grid

system

Uses coordinates to describe a location or a point on a map

government

An organization that is the governing authority of a country or nation

Hernando de Soto

Was an explorer for Spain who explored areas of the southeastern United States

Hispanic Heritage

MonthHispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18.

invention

Something invented; a product of a person’s imagination

Iroquois

a member of a North American Indian confederacy, the Five Nations, comprising the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, and later the Tuscaroras.

immigrant

Ellis Island, New York

a person who migrates to another country

Jacques

Cartier

French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River in Canada

Jamestown

first permanent English settlement in North America 1607

Juan Ponce de

Leon

Spanish explorer who was the first to reach Florida

justice

quality of being just; rightfulness or lawfulness

landform

A natural shape or feature of the Earth’s surface

law

a system or collection of rules

legend

A key that explains the meanings of symbols on a map

map

A model of Earth or a part of the Earth that is drawn on a flat surface

opportunity

costThe next best (second-best) choice that is given up when a decision (choice) is made

past

Having existed or taken place in a time before the present

present

Being or going on now; to happen right now

population

The amount of people who live in a region

product

A good or service made with resources

production

The process of making a product, either a good or service

Quebec City

Quebec City is the capital of Quebec and, after Montreal, the second largest city in the province

region

An area that shares common characteristics

rule

a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement

resources

Things that can be used to produce a good or service

rural

An area with a low population density

Samuel de Champlain

French explorer who mapped much of Northeastern North America and started a settlement in Quebec

scale

An area characterized as a city or town where the population density is greater

services

Actions (jobs) that people do for each other

St.

Augustine

A seacoast city in NE Florida: founded by the Spanish 1565; oldest city in the U.S.

suburban

An outlying part of city or town; a residential area adjacent to a city or large town

transportation

Ways goods and people move from place to place

timeline

a linear representation of important events in the order in which they occurred

tradition

A custom or belief that is handed down from generation to generation

truth

The values and beliefs that are learned and shared by members of a community or society

urban

An area characterized as a city or town where the population density is greater

valley

A landform; a lowland area between higher land such as mountains

Veteran’s

Day

We honor and thank veterans for serving in the armed forces during times of war and peace – Nov. 11th

vote

a formal expression of opinion or choice, made by an individual or body of individuals

year

A period of 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 calendar months, as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31