Unit Four Social Studies Vocabulary

By: Mrs. Marcuse’s Fourth Grade Class

Atlas By: Carter Asnien

A atlas is a book that has a collection of all sorts of maps from

all over the world.

Capital GoodsCapital Goods

Capital goods are money and supplies Capital goods are money and supplies that you need to start a business. You that you need to start a business. You need money to live. need money to live. By: Joey BubonicsBy: Joey Bubonics

Charles KetteringCharles Kettering

Charles Kettering invented the Charles Kettering invented the first electrical cash register. He first electrical cash register. He makes electrical equipment for makes electrical equipment for

cars. Made the first electric cars. Made the first electric automobile starter. automobile starter.

DamDam Chris d Chris d

Barrier that controls the flow of Barrier that controls the flow of different water ways.different water ways.

Election By Christian Orr

• Voting for a Voting for a president that you president that you wantwant

• A president last 4 A president last 4 yearsyears

• 1 vote a person1 vote a person

• A president lives in A president lives in a big house called a big house called the white house.the white house.

EncyclopediaEncyclopedia

A encyclopedia is something that A encyclopedia is something that you can look something or someone you can look something or someone up.up.

By: Brianne O'Keefe.By: Brianne O'Keefe.

FertilizerFertilizer

Fertilizer is something that helps Fertilizer is something that helps plants or crops grow better.plants or crops grow better.

By Michaela KarlessesBy Michaela Karlesses

Garret Morgan Garret Morgan

Inventor of the hood safety Inventor of the hood safety hood , an early type of gas hood , an early type of gas

mask, and the traffic signal. mask, and the traffic signal. By isaiah.By isaiah.

Granville Woods

Granville Woods was an inventor for the railroad industry. He was known as

“The black Thomas Edison”

Herbicideby Chris T.

A herbicide is a chemical used to kill unwanted plants. Some herbicides kill specific plants. Some leave the plants you want but kill the plants around them.

An interval is a evenly spaced mark on a An interval is a evenly spaced mark on a time line it is marked by an easy-to-work with time line it is marked by an easy-to-work with number. number.

1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 18501800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850

intervalintervalJordan Jordan

IncomeIncome

Income means that you earned Income means that you earned money from business or a type of money from business or a type of

work.work.

SALMMAN SALMMAN

Inventor’s

A inventor is a person how invents stuff that helps the modern life like a light

bulb made by Thomas Edison he was a inventor and Al-Javari made the

computer.

LEADER!LEADER!Leader is someone or something Leader is someone or something

leading someone or something.leading someone or something.Someone in charge or bossSomeone in charge or boss

By: Haruna HeimaBy: Haruna Heima

MarketMarketby: Tyler Mcrillby: Tyler Mcrill

Markets are a place were people shop to Markets are a place were people shop to buy foods. There are a lot of markets buy foods. There are a lot of markets

around the world.around the world.

Opportunity CostOpportunity Cost

Opportunity cost is when you Opportunity cost is when you give something up for something give something up for something else.else.

BY : Fiona BluminBY : Fiona Blumin

PesticidePesticideBy: Alex SkallaBy: Alex Skalla

Do you know what pesticide is or what it is Do you know what pesticide is or what it is used for?used for?

Pesticide is used for killing insects, weeds, and Pesticide is used for killing insects, weeds, and any other pests.any other pests.

Pesticide usually comes in a bottle like the one Pesticide usually comes in a bottle like the one shown below.shown below.

SpecializeSpecialize

To do one job or make one part of a To do one job or make one part of a productproduct

By Gina GerseyBy Gina Gersey

TRADE

• To trade something for thing else.

• Like to switch • BY EVANGELINE

GRAY

Wetlands By Zachary Wetlands By Zachary StanikStanik

Wetlands are their name, wet lands. Wetlands are their name, wet lands. Wetlands are places like swamps, Wetlands are places like swamps, marshes, and bogs. Swamps are marshes, and bogs. Swamps are wetlands that are wet, and thick with wetlands that are wet, and thick with growth regions. Bogs are spongy parts growth regions. Bogs are spongy parts of land that are usually acid and are of land that are usually acid and are near ponds and lakes. Finally, we have near ponds and lakes. Finally, we have marshes that are wetlands that are marshes that are wetlands that are spongy just like bogs but not acid.spongy just like bogs but not acid.

The Wright BrothersThe Wright Brothers

The Wright Brothers (Wilbur and The Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville) had owned a bike shop in Orville) had owned a bike shop in North Carolina that is where they North Carolina that is where they Wilbur and Orville had invented the Wilbur and Orville had invented the first airplane. Katherine Wright had first airplane. Katherine Wright had given money to support her brothers. given money to support her brothers. Airplanes like jets that can go 300 Airplanes like jets that can go 300 miles per hour came from their miles per hour came from their invention. invention.

By: Nicky ChiodoBy: Nicky Chiodo

Thomas EdisonBy: Abbey Duris

Thomas Edison was born in February 11 1847 and died in October 18 1931he lived in Milan Ohio . He was a great inventor because he helped with the light bulb.

Before that he was a businessman and was homeschooled as a child.

VolunteerVolunteerA volunteer is a person who takes A volunteer is a person who takes time to do a service by choicetime to do a service by choice

By: Madeline Lauber By: Madeline Lauber