Grade 6 Social Studies Tiered Vocabulary

civilization

A large group of people with shared ways of life.

culture

How people live, act, and believe.

trade

Buying, selling, or exchanging goods.

resource

Something people use to live or work.

scarcity

Not enough of something.

region

An area with common features.

physical feature

A natural land or water feature.

human feature

Something built by people.

migration

Moving from one place to another.

primary source

Information from the time of an event.

secondary source

Information about the past from later.

analyze

Look closely at information.

compare

Find same and different.

explain

Tell how or why.

conclude

Decide after thinking.

past

A long time ago.

present

Right now.

place

Where something is.

map

A picture of a place.