SS vocab

constitution

written plan for government

amendment

formal changes to something

research report

an in depth Essay based on detailed information on a topic

primary source

a piece of evidence created by someone at the time of the event

artifact

an object made by people ex. pottery

secondary source

a piece of evidence created after the time of the event

technology

the use of scientific knowledge or tools to do work

internet

a network of computers from all around the world

visual materials

sources or pieces of evidence that depict certain information such as reports, photographs and historical maps

oral materials

resources that contain sound, ex. a famous speech of a person being interviewed

region

an area that shares a physical or human characteristics

landform

a natural feature of the earth

climate

the usual pattern of weather in a place over a period of time

compass rose

built to look like an arrow and shows directions north, south, east and west

legend

helps reader interpret the symbols that appear on maps

symbol

a mark, drawing or a color that stands for something else

scale

a ruler on a map that helps to determine distance

grid system

a way of interpreting a map by placing rows of imaginary squares on top of the map

latitude

lines in a grid map system that run east and wqaterest and measure distance north and south of the equator

longitude

lines in a grid map system that run north and south and measure distance east and west of the prime meridian

locator map

a simple map set in the corner of a larger one

political map

show political information, such as the location of state or national borders or the location of capitals and other cities

physical map

shows the physical characteristics of a place

relief

high and low places through different colors and shading

plain

an area of flat land that is often covered with grass or trees