Vocabulary Houghton Mifflin Social Studies (5Th Grade) Ch 1

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CLIMATE

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Is the type of weather a place has over a long period of time

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PHYSICAL MAP

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A map that shows the location of physical features such as land forms, bodies of water, or resources

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POLITICAL MAP

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A map that shows cities, states, and countries

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SCARCITY

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Not having as much of something as people would like

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REGION

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An area that has one or more features in common

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SPECIALIZATION

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The result of people making the goods they are best able to produce with the resources they have

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EROSION

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A process by which water and wind wear away the land.

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GEOGRAPHY

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The study of the world and the people and things that live there.

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NAME MAJOR LANDFORMS IN ORDER FROM WEST TO EAST.

Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada range
Grand Canyon
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Mississippi River

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WEST
1. Sierra Nevada
2. Grand Canyon
3. Rocky Mountains
4. Mississippi River
5. Appalachian Mountains
6. Atlantic Coastal Plain

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CAPITAL RESOURCE

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A capital resource is a tool, machine, or building people use to produce goods and services.

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HUMAN RESOURCES

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A human resource is a person and the skills and knowledge he or she brings to a job.

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CONSERVATION

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Conservation is the protection and wise use of natural resources.

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OPPORTUNITY COST

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Opportunity cost is the thing you give up when you decide to do or have something else.

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Find the Omaha and the Erie. In what kind of vegetation and landform regions did they live?

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The Omaha Lived in the Great Plains which were grasslands. The Erir lived in the Central Plains which were forest.

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Which vegetation label covers most of the land in North America?

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Forest covers most of the land.

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TRADE

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Trade is the buying and selling of goods.