4th Grade Cards - Social

Words for students of 4th Grade, the page is for social words (List 1), which are essential vocabulary for 4th Grade academic classes.
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agriculture
practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
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American Indian
a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America, esp. those of North America
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capital resources
human-made goods, tools, machines and buildings used to produce other goods and services
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coastal plain
plain adjacent to a coast
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colonization
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
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colony
region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees
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document
provide written evidence; record in detail
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economy
efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; specific type of economic system
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general assembly
the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations; persons who make or amend or repeal laws
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human resources
the personnel of a business or organization, esp. when regarded as a significant asset
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immigration
migration into a place; moving into a place
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industry
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
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latitude
freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
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limited resources
natural resources that are not renewable, such as oil and coal
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longitude
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
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manufacturing
the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
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Native American
any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
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piedmont
the plateau between the coastal plain; a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land
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recreation
activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
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republic
a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
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settlement
a community of people smaller than a town; an area where a group of families live together; a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
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tax
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
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technology
application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives