| A | B |
| community | A group of people who live and work in the same place. |
| citizen | A person who lives in and belongs to a community. |
| culture | A way of life shared by members of a group. |
| business | An activity in which workers make or sell goods or do work for others. |
| museum | A place that keeps and displays objects from other places and times. |
| law | A rule that a community makes. |
| government | A group of people who make laws for a community. |
| climate | Weather that a place has over a long period of time. |
| desert | An area with a hot, dry climate. |
| landform | A physical feature, such as a mountain, valley, plain, or hill. |
| goods | Something that can be bought or sold. |
| service | Work that someone does for someone else. |
| bank | A business that keeps money safe. |
| nation | An area of land with its own people and laws. Another name for a country. |
| communication | The sharing of information. |
| Internet | A system that links computers around the world. |
| reference work | A source of facts. |
| ancestor | Someone in a person's family who lives long ago. |
| heritage | A set of values and traditions handed down from those who lived earlier. |
| historic site | A place that is important in history. |
| historical society | An organization of people who are interested in the history of their community. |