Vocabulary4th Grade

Primary Source Historical documents, written accounts by

firsthand witnesses or objects that have survived from the past

Examples:-diaries -maps-letters -government documents-artifacts -articles of clothing-photographs -coins/stamps-paintings(if it was painted during that time)

Secondary SourceAccounts of past events created by people

some time AFTER those events happenedExamples:-encyclopedias-textbooks-paintings (if it was painted AFTER the event)

Human characteristics

Language, religion, housing

regionAn area with common features that set it

apart from others

Physical characteristicsLandforms, climate, water, vegetation, and

animals

ClimateClimate: the weather of an area over a

number of years (includes temperature, precipitation, wind, and water currents)

Natural ResourcesThings that help support life

AdaptTo change to fit new conditions

ModifyChange something slightly

governmentAn authority that works for the people