Social Studies Unit 1
Test Friday, October 14, 2016
Words to know:
community: a place where people live, work, and have fun together.
neighbors: people who live close to each other.
museum: a place that keeps things for people to see and learn about.
problem: a situation you need to think about.
solve: to find an answer to a problem.
urban: a city and the places around it.
suburb: a community that is near a city.
rural: an area that is made up of mostly farmland.
compass rose: a symbol on a map that tells the directions north, south, east, and west.
transportation: a way of moving people or things from one place to another.
communication: the way people share ideas, thoughts, or information with each other.
laws: rules all the people in a community must follow.
citizen: a member of a community, state, or country.
interview: to ask a person questions and write down the answers.
 
Also review:
Types of communities: urban, suburban, and rural (pg. 20-25)
Basic map skills: north, south, east, and west (pg. 28)
The steps in problem solving (pg. 18-19)