2nd Grade Word List for Social Words
This page offers a list of words and definitions for 2nd Grade students to learn academic vocabulary, which is important for the 2nd Grade Social class..
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
2nd Grade Word List for Social Words
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absolute 
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perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain | |
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climate
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weather condition; atmosphere; environment | |
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compass rose
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a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart | |
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conserve
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retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste | |
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consumer
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people who buy goods or services | |
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country
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an area outside of cities and towns; the territory occupied by a nation | |
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county
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the largest administrative district within a state | |
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election
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voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice | |
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future
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the time yet to come | |
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geographer
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an expert on geography | |
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geography
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study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation | |
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globe
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body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball | |
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government
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the act of governing; exercising authority | |
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governor
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head of a state government | |
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interdependence
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interconnection; interrelation; dependence between two or more people, groups, or things | |
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landform
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a natural feature of the earth's surface | |
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legend
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explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times | |
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location
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scene; site; place where something is or could be located | |
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map key
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explanatory table of symbols used on a map or chart | |
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mayor
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the head of a city government | |
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producer
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someone who manufactures something | |
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relative
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properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete | |
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replenish
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fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to | |
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revenue
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money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward | |
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rural
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of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city | |
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scale
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climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers | |
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society
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a formal association of people with similar interests; an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization | |
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state
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the territory occupied by a nation | |
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suburban
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relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs | |
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urban
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metropolitan; of, relating to, or located in a city | |
