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Social Studies 3rd grade Continents, maps, government and other social studies terms

Match the term to it's description.

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Locationa place where something is found
mapa picture that shows the location of something
continentis on of seven main land areas on Earth.
globeis a model of the Earth and is round.
hemispheremeans "half of the Earth."
equatoris an imaginary line that is halfway between the North and South Pole.
Symbols on mapsstand for things that are real on the Earth.
A map keytells what the symbols on a map stand for.
A distance scaleis used to measure how far it is between places on a map.
A compass rosetells you directions on a map.
Cardinal directionsare the four main directions on a map.
Citizensare the people who live in a community.
A governmentis a group os citizens who make rules ofr a community.
Lawsare written to make the community a safe place to live.
A consequenceis something that happens as a result of an action.
A mayoris the leader of a city or town government.
Judgesare citizens who are chosen to work as leaders in the courts.
Responsibilitiesare duties citizens have.
A resourceis something that people use to make what they need.
Volunteerswork in a community without being paid.
Historyis a story of what has happened in a place.
An ancestoris someone is a person's family who lived a long time ago.
A missionaryis a person who is sent to tell others about his or her beliefs.
A time lineshows when important events took place.
A customis a way of doing something.
The Culture of a groupis a people's way of life.
The founders of a Communityare the people who started it.


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