4 th grade. primary source historical documents, written accounts by firsthand witnesses or objects...
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Vocabulary4th Grade
Primary Source Historical documents, written accounts by
firsthand witnesses or objects that have survived from the past
Examples:-diaries -maps-letters -government documents-artifacts -articles of clothing-photographs -coins/stamps-paintings(if it was painted during that time)
Secondary SourceAccounts of past events created by people
some time AFTER those events happenedExamples:-encyclopedias-textbooks-paintings (if it was painted AFTER the event)
Human characteristics
Language, religion, housing
regionAn area with common features that set it
apart from others
Physical characteristicsLandforms, climate, water, vegetation, and
animals
ClimateClimate: the weather of an area over a
number of years (includes temperature, precipitation, wind, and water currents)
Natural ResourcesThings that help support life
AdaptTo change to fit new conditions
ModifyChange something slightly
governmentAn authority that works for the people