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Social Studies Vocabulary Words Unit 1 Citizen- a person who lives in and belongs to a community government- a group of citizens that runs a community, state, or country law- a rule that citizens must follow vote- a choice that gets counted. President- the leader of the United States community- people who work and play together right- a kind of freedom responsibility- something you should take care of or do consequence- something that happens because of what a person does or does not do problem- something that makes things difficult solution- a way to solve a problem government- a group of citizens that runs the community judge- the person in charge of a court government service- something that the government of a community provides for all the citizens tax- the money people pay to the government elections- citizens choose many of their government leaders at these events mayor- leads a city or town governor- the leader of a state President- the leader of our country vote- a choice that gets counted capital- a city in which a state's or country's government meets and works Congress- the lawmaking branch of our country's government Supreme Court- decides on laws for the whole country Constitution- a written set of rules that the government must follow council- a group of people chosen by citizens to make choices for them legislature- a group of elected citizens who makes decisions for the state Unit 3 Technology- helps farmers today by making the work go faster. Fuel- a resource that can be burned for heat or energy. Suburb- a smaller community near a city. Communication- the sharing of ideas and information. Transportation- the moving of goods and people from place to place. Recycle Newspapers- one way to save our natural resources. Technology- the use of new objects and ideas in everyday life. Environment- all of the things that people find around them. Rural- areas that are usually in the country. Conservation- the saving of resources to make them last longer. Natural Resources- something that can be found in nature that people can use. Urban- areas that are in the city. Unit 6 Consumer- a person who buys goods or services A person who owns a business makes or sells goods or provides services. Producer- a worker who grows, makes, or sells products Services- work people do for others Goods- things that can be bought or sold Wants- things people would like to have Occupation- a job a person workds at to earn money Free Enterprise- the freedom to start and run a business to make money Income- the money people earn Scarce- if there is not enough of something Marketplace- where goods and services are bought and sold Factory- a building in which people use machines to make goods Capital Resources- all of the tools used to produce a good Raw Materials- natural resources used to make a product Trade- the exchange of one thing for another Barter- to exchange things without using money Human Resources- work people do
Riverside Elementary West
Mrs. Morgan's 2nd Grade Class
Room 148
308 Davis St.
Taylor, PA 18517
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