| A | B |
| political map | Map that shows political divisions like country, state, county. |
| physical map | Map that shows physical features like landforms, water, climate, plants, natural resources. |
| citizen | Member of a country, state, or city. |
| commonality | The ways in which people everywhere are alike; what we all share. |
| diversity | Each person is different from everyone else. |
| conflict | Disagreement. |
| cooperation | Working together to accomplish a task or resolve a conflict. |
| continuity | Staying the same. |
| individualism | Citizens can act by themselves to make a difference in the world. |
| interdependence | People depend on others like family, school, religious groups, governments, etc. |
| interaction | People's actions affect other people and the environment. |
| primary source | Records made by people who saw or took part in an event. |
| secondary source | Record of an event by someone who was not present at the time. |
| chronology, chronological | A record of event in the time order in which they happened. |
| historical empathy | Understanding the actions and feeling of people from different times and places. |
| perspective | Point of view. |
| analyze, analysis | Thinking process in which you break something down and look closely at how the parts connect. |
| latitude | Imaginary parallel horizontal lines that circle Earth, ie. the equator. |
| longitude | Imaginary vertical lines that circle Earth, ie. prime meridian. |
| absolute location | Exact location on Earth. |
| relative location | Description of a place by using what it is near or what is around it. |
| physical features | Landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil, plants animals, and natural resources. |
| human features | Buildings, bridges, farms, roads, people. |
| region | An area on Earth whose features make it different form other areas. |
| map title | Tells the subject of the map. |
| key | Explains what the symbols on a map stand for; legend. |
| compass rose | Map symbol that shows directions. |
| scale | Compares a distance on a map to a distance in the real world. |
| inset map | A small map within a larger map. |
| grid | North-south and east-west lines on a map cross each other to form a pattern of squares. |
| economy | The way people use a country's resources to meet their needs. |