| A | B |
| history | The study of people, places, and events in the past. |
| chronology | The order in which events take place. |
| historian | A person who studies the past. |
| evidence | Proof. |
| oral history | A spoken story about an event. |
| point of view | How a person sees things. |
| analyze | To examine each part of something and relate the parts to one another. |
| primary source | A record made by a person who saw or took part in a past event or events. |
| secondary source | A record of an event that was made by a person who was NOT there. |
| geographer | A person who studies geography. |
| geography | The study of Earth and the people who live on it. |
| location | The place where something can be found. |
| human feature | Something created by humans, such as buildings or roads, or the people themselves. |
| interact | To act upon one another. |
| physical feature | A land feature that was formed by nature. |
| region | An area on Earth whose features make it different from other areas. |
| economy | The way people of a region use resources to meet their needs. |
| economics | The study of how people use resources to meet their needs. |
| government | A system fro deciding what is best for a group of people. It protects the group members and settles disagreements among them. The main job is to make and carry out laws. |
| civics | The study of citizenship. |
| culture | A way of life. |
| heritage | A ways of life that has been passed down through history. |
| society | A human group. |