1. SOCIAL STUDIES VOCAB

2. LESSON 1

3. CLIMATE

4. THE WEATHER OF AN AREA OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS

5. REGION

6. A LARGE AREA WITH COMMON FEATURES THAT SET IT APART FROM OTHER AREAS

7. PRECIPITATION

8. RAIN, SNOW, OR OTHER MOISTURE THAT FALLS IN AN AREA

9. HUMID

10. AREAS WHICH RECIVE MORE THAN 20 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION EACH YEAR

11. ARID

12. AREAS WHICH ARE DRY AND RECIVE VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION EACH YEAR

13. LESSON 2

14. MEGALOPOLIS

15. A GROUP OF CITIES THAT HAVE GROWN CLOSE TOGETHER AND SEEM TO HAVE FORMED ONE CITY

16. PRAIRIE

17. FLAT, ROLLING LAND COVERED WITH GRASS

18. NAVIGABLE

19. BODY OF WATER WIDE AND DEEP ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE PASSAGE OF SHIPS

20. CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

21. AN IMAGINARY LINE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS; RIVERS TO THE EAST DRAININTO THE ARTIC OCEAN, ATLANTIC OCEAN, OR GULF OF MEXICO, AND RIVERS TO THE WEST FLOW INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN OR GULF OF CALIFORNIA

22. CANYON

23. A DEEP VALLEY WITH STEEP SIDES

24. LESSON 3

25. SCARCITY

26. A SHORTAGE OF AVILABLE GOODS AND SERVICES

27. ECONOMY

28. THE WAY A CONTRY’S PEOPLE USE NATURAL RESOURCES, MONEY, AND KNOWLEDGE TO PRODUCE GOODS AND SERVICES

29. CURRENT

30. A PORTION OF WATER OR AIR THAT FLOWS CONTINUOSLY IN APPROXIMATELY THE SAME PATH

31. TEMPERATE CLIMATE

32. MILD WEATHER THAT IS NEITHER TOO HOT OR TOO COLD WITH CHANGING SEASONS

33. DROUGHT

34. A LONG PERIOD OF LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL

35. LESSON 4

36. MARKET ECONOMY

37. INDIVIDUALS MAKE ECONOMIC DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT TO MAKE, HOW MUCH TO PRODUCE, AND WHAT TO CHARGE

38. STOCK

39. A SHARE IN THE OWNERSHIP OF A COMPANY

40. COMPETITION

41. TRYING TO WIN OR GAIN SOMETHING FROM OTHERS

42. INTERDEPENDENCE

43. DEPENDING ON ONE ANOTHER TO MEETS AND WANTS

44. TRADE SURPLUS

45. AMOUNT BY WHICH A NATION’S EXPORTS EXCEEDS ITS IMPORTS

46. TRADE DEFICIT

47. AMOUNT BY WHICH A NATION’S IMPORTS EXCEEDS ITS EXPORTS

48. LESSON 5

49. SUPPLY

50. AMOUNT OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE FOR SALE

51. DEMAND

52. HOW MUCH OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE BUYERS WANT

53. LESSON 6

54. INCOME

55. MONEY EARNED FOR DOING WORK

56. TAX

57. MONEY THAT PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES MUST PAY TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR ITS SUPPORT

58. COST-BENEFIT DECISION

59. A CHOICE MADE TO BUY A PRODUCT, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE FUTURE BENEFITS THAT WILL RESULT FROM THE PRODUCT

60. OPPORTUNITY COST

61. THE VALUE OF THE SECONED BEST CHOICE WHEN CHOOSING BETWEEN TWO THINGS

62. BUDGET

63. A PLAN FOR SAVING AND SPENDING MONEY

64. EXPENSE

65. A PAYMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES