Social Studies Vocabulary
OCTOBER:
1. Landform: a natural feature of a land surface.
2. River: a large natural stream of fresh water that flows into a lake or an ocean.
3. Lake: a large body of fresh water surrounded by land.
4. Mountain: a very high piece of land.
5. Peninsula: a piece of land that sticks out from a larger land mass
and is almost completely surrounded by water.
6. Harbor: a sheltered place on the coast of a sea or lake.
7. Bay: a portion of the ocean that is partly enclosed by land.
8. Island: a piece of land surrounded by water.
9. Coast: the land that is next to the sea.
10. Valley: an area of low ground between two hills, usually
containing a river.
11. Prairie: a large area of flat or rolling grassland with few or no
trees.
12. Desert: a dry, often sandy area where hardly any plants
grow because there is so little rain.
13. Oasis: a place in a desert where there is water and plants
and trees grow.

October 24-28th
students will find information on line about the country of Puerto Rico
Locate and answer questions about this country
Maps of area
identify types of maps
physical, political, population

Latin Americal physical geography and ancient Latin America
November 7-11
Students will read and discuss ancient civilizations in Latin America. New vocabulary will be given.