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Unit 2 Social Studies Vocabulary

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opportunitya chance for something better to happen
customa way of doing things
ancestorrelative wo lived long ago
citizenan official member of a community
immigranta person who moves into a country to live there
ethnic groupa group of people who have the same culture
symbolsomething that stands for something else
migrationmoving from one part of the country to live in another part
Great Migrationthe movement of African Americans from the South to the North in the early 1900's
compass rosea symbol on a map that shows directions
cardinal directionson a map - north, south, east and west
intermediate directiona direction in the middle of two cardinal directions such as northeast or southwest
northwestintermediate direction between north and west
southeastintermediate direction between south and east
southwestintermediate direction between south and west
northeastintermediate direction between north and east
holidaya special day to remember an important person or event
traditiona special way that a group does something which is part of their culture
spherean object that is shaped like a ball
equatora line drawn around the middle of a globe
hemisphereon half of the earth
Northern Hemispherethe half of the earth north of the equator
Southern Hemispherethe half of the earth south of the equator
prime meridiana line on a globe that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole
livestockfarm animals
Civil Rights Movementworking for equal treatment for all people


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Bronx, NY

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