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Understanding Communities: Key Vocabulary for Social Studies

This resource covers essential vocabulary for Unit 1 of Social Studies, focusing on the concept of communities. It includes definitions for key terms such as location, map, continent, globe, hemisphere, and equator, providing students with foundational knowledge of geography. Furthermore, it explores civic concepts like cooperate, citizens, government, laws, and responsibilities, emphasizing the roles of mayors and judges. Lastly, the lessons touch on historical aspects such as ancestor, culture, and founders, enriching students’ understanding of community history and development.

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Understanding Communities: Key Vocabulary for Social Studies

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  1. Social Studies Vocabulary Unit 1 Communities Created by : M. Coliadis

  2. Vocabulary Words- Lesson 1 • Location • Map • Continent • Globe • Hemisphere • equator

  3. Location • Where something is found

  4. Map • A picture that shows the location of something

  5. Globe • A round map of the earth

  6. Hemisphere • “Half the Earth”

  7. Continent • One of the seven mai n land areas on the Earth • North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe,

  8. Equator • An imaginary line that is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

  9. Vocabulary Words- Lesson 2 • Cooperate • Citizens • Government • Laws • consequence • Mayor • Judge • responsibilities

  10. Cooperate • Work together • Mrs. Kackley’s class will cooperate to build their communities.

  11. Citizens • The people who live in a community • How manycitizenslive in Canfield?

  12. Government • A group of citizens who make the rules for a community • The government of the United States is a democracy.

  13. Laws • Written rules for a community used to keep it safe • We must obey all the traffic laws in order to be safe.

  14. Consequence • Something that happens as a result of an action • If you don’t obey the law, you will suffer the consequence and go to jail.

  15. Mayor • The leader of a city or town • Mr. Kay is the mayor of Canfield.

  16. Judges • Citizens who are chosen to work in the courts; they decide if a person has broken the law • There are nine judges, called Justices, on the U. S. Supreme Court.

  17. Responsibilites • Duties that citizens have

  18. Vocabulary Words- Lesson 3 • Resource • Volunteer

  19. Resource • Something that people use to make what they need • Ex: Water, soil, trees, plants, people

  20. Volunteer • People who work in a community without being paid

  21. Vocabulary - Lesson 4 & 5 • History • Ancestor • Missionary • Time line • Custom • Culture • Founders

  22. History • The story of what has happened in a place

  23. Ancestor • Someone in a person’s family who lived a long time ago, such as a great-great grandparent

  24. Missionary • A person sent to tell others about his or her beliefs

  25. Time Line • Shows when important events took place

  26. Custom • A way of doing something

  27. Culture • A people’s way of life

  28. Founders • The people who first start a community

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