5th Grade Human Geography: 5th Grade Human Geography, List 4

This list features human geography terms commonly learned in 5th grade social studies classes.

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  1. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  2. productivity
    the amount of work each worker can complete in a set time
  3. mass production
    the manufacturing of large quantities of goods
  4. sustainability
    the use of methods that do not harm the environment
  5. standard of living
    the level of material goods and services available
  6. gross domestic product
    the value of all things made and sold by a country in a year
  7. globalization
    growth to a worldwide scale
  8. capitalism
    an economic system based on private ownership of assets
  9. socialism
    an economic system based on state ownership of capital
  10. communism
    a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
  11. geography
    study of the earth's surface
  12. explorer
    someone who travels to unknown regions to make discoveries
  13. cartography
    the making of maps and charts
  14. hemisphere
    half of the terrestrial globe
  15. time zone
    a geographical region that uses the same standard time
  16. equator
    an imaginary line around the Earth forming a great circle
  17. latitude
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  18. longitude
    the angular distance from the prime meridian at Greenwich
  19. meridian
    an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth
  20. parallel
    an imaginary line around the Earth even with the equator
Created on Mon Nov 27 14:29:15 EST 2023 (updated Thu Nov 30 16:57:40 EST 2023)

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