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| axis | An imaginary straight line which passes through the North and South poles around which the earth turns. |
| basic needs | Things that are important for living, such as food, water, shelter and clothing. |
| boundary | A line that marks the edge of an area of land; a line on a map that divides one coutnry of state from another |
| change | To make things different than they were before |
| citizens | The people who live in a community or country. Citizens have certain duties and are entitled to certain rights from their community or country. |
| climate | The kind of weather a place has had over a number of years. |
| coastline | The outline or shape of a coast; the line that forms a boundary where the land meets the ocean. |
| community | A place where people can live, work, and play; a place where people satisfy their basic needs. |
| trade | To exchange one thing for another. To buy and sell |
| tradition | A custom that people have practice for a very long time. |
| urban community | A community within a city. |
| world geography | The study of the earth and its peoples. |
| compass rose | A symbol used to show directions on a map.A direction finder drawn to look like a compass |
| consumer | A person who buy us uses goods and services |
| continent | One of the seven large areas on the earth. The continents are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antartica, Europe, and Austrailia |
| country | A part of earth and the people who live there. On a map, countries are limited by boundary and coastine markings. |
| culture | The customs, language, beleivfs and arts of a community |
| custom | The usual way something is done. |
| environment | All the things around us, including roads, buildings, climate, land animals, and plants |
| equator | An imaginary line halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole. It divides the earth into two parts. |
| globe | A round model of the whole earth which shows land and water clearly. |
| suburban community | A community near a city |
| taxes | Charges a community makes to get money to provide special servies for the people. Taxes help provide for public education, police and fire protections. |
| technology | The ways in which people satisfy their needs and wants by the use of tools and materials. |
| temperature | The warmth of coldness of the air, usually measured by a thermometer. |
| rural community | A community in the country or farm area. |
| season | One of the four major periods of the year-- spring, summer, fall and winter |
| services | work people do to satisfy the needs and wants of other people. |
| south pole | The point farthest south on the earth located near the bottom of the globe. |
| specialization | The making or doing of just one thing. |
| goods | Things people grow, raise or make. |
| government | The learder who make choices and laws for a community, state or country. |
| hemisphere | One-half the earth. |
| humas resources | People and the skills that they have learned. |
| immigrants | People who move to a new country to live. |
| interdependence | The need to exchange goods, services, and resourcws among people, communities and countries. |
| map | A flat drawing of a place as you would see it from the air. |
| legend or map key | Symbols on a map that help us read and understand what the map tells us. |
| distance scale | A measurement symbol on a map that shows the distance from one place to another. |
| natural resources | All the things provided by nature people can use. |
| neighborhood | A place where people live near each other. |
| north pole | The point farthest on the earth, located at the top of a globe. |
| ocean | A great body of salt water. |
