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| The World and Its People | the name of the social studies textbook |
| map | a drawing of the earth or part of the earth |
| atlas | a collection of maps found at the beginning of the book |
| table of contents | an organized list of topics found at the beginning of the book; page numbers are listed too |
| reference | a section of the book that has useful tools and information for research and studying |
| appendix | a reference section, usually found at the back of the book |
| geographic handbook | a reference section that teaches geography terms and skills |
| geographic dictionary | a reference section that shows you a diagram of physical features, an alphabetic listing of the terms and definitions |
| geography | a term that means the study of the world, its people and everything natural |
| geo | a root word meaning "earth" |
| graph | a root word meaning "study or writing of" |
| feature | a special interest story, article, or photograph |
| chart or table | a visual that has columns and rows with headings and information |
| graph | a visual way to learn information; there are different kinds: bar, circle, climate |
| diagram | an image that explains how something works or how it is constructed |
| culture region | a group of people in a particular area who share a common way of life |
| culture regions | units 2-9 are organized into these |
| unit one | this unit is an overview of the world |
| chapters | the unit topic is broken down in two or more of these |
| sections | unit topics are divided into chapter topics, which can be further divided into these |
| twenty seven | the amount of chapters in the book |
| nine | the amount of units in the book |
| seventy eight | the amount of sections in the book |
| no | will we cover all of the information in this book? |
| yes | will you use other materials to learn about the world? |
| world geography | content of the class and book this year |
| outline | a breakdown of a topic into smaller and smaller topics: units, chapters, sections, headings, subheadings |
| heading | a main topic in a section of reading |
| subheading | a sub-topic within a larger section of reading; under the heading |
| text | from the latin word "textus," meaning a written topic |
| textbook | a book used in a formal study of a particular subject in schools and colleges |
| Nations of the World Data Bank | a part of the appendix which charts facts about every country in the world |
| gazetteer | a part of the appendix with an alphabeteized list of most major cities and physical features; latitude and longitude are identified for the location of each place; page numbers of locations in book are also listed |
| index | an alphabetized listing of topics and subtopics in the book and the page numbers where the topics can be found |
| glossary | an alphabetized listing of the "terms to know" and definitions;page numbers too |
| Standardized skills practice | a section of the appendix that provides geography skills practice |
