Social Studies Glossary

1,362 words. People, places, communities and the past. Learn the words for understanding how people live together and how the world is organised.

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Citizen

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A citizen is a member of a country or community who has rights and responsibilities.

Community

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A community is a group of people who live, work or play in the same area and share things in common.

Culture

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Culture is a group of people’s way of life: their language, food, clothing, music, beliefs, celebrations and customs.

Goods and services

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Goods are things people make or grow that you can touch, like bread or shoes. Services are jobs people do for others, like teaching or mending a bicycle.

Habitat

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A habitat is the natural place where a plant or animal lives and finds what it needs to survive: food, water, shelter and space.

Needs and wants

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Needs are things people must have to live and stay healthy, such as food, water and shelter. Wants are things people would like to have but can live without.