Our Communities- Chapter 1 vocab

reference works

sources of facts

ancestor

A relative who lived in the past

heritage

a set of values and traditions handed down from those who lived earlier

historical site

a place where an important event took place

Internet

a system that links computers around the world

Communication

sharing information

nation

an area of land with its own people and laws; a country

Banks

businesses that keep money safe

goods

things that are made to be sold or bought

service

work that someone does for someone else

desert

a place where the climate is dry

landform

a kind of land

climate

Overall weather in an area over a long period of time

government

is a group of people that make laws

laws

rules that a community makes

museum

a place you go to see objects from other places and times

business

workers make or sell things or do work for others

culture

a way of life shared by a group of people

citizens

people who live in a community

Community

a group of people who live and work in the same area