Post on 18-Dec-2015
Illustrated Glossary
Integrated Social Studies/English Language Arts Curriculum (Grade 3)©Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Curriculum & Instructional Services
abolish
to do away with completely; put an end to
border
a line separating one country from another
Carnival
is an annual festival in Brazil held between the Friday afternoon (51 days before Easter) and Ash Wednesday at noon, which marks the beginning
of Lent, the forty-day period before Easter
capital city
location of government offices
The Brazilian Congress
city dweller
someone who lives in an urban environment
coastline
the outline or shape of a land form that touches an ocean or sea
colony
a distant territory belonging to a nation
culture
the language, beliefs, clothing, food, activities of a group of people in a
particular place or time
deforestation
the action or process of clearing an area of forests
diverse
a great deal of variety
equator
an imaginary line all around the earth, everywhere equally distant from the north
pole and the south pole
export
to carry or send goods out of one country to another
favela
a section of a city marked by crowded living conditions
federal republic
a government that has a leader who is not amonarch and where the power to make laws is
shared between a national or central government andits states
festival
a celebration where people in honor a special occasion
futebol
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a sport played with a ball like the American game of soccer
grasslands
land mostly covered with grasses with no trees or shrubs
highlands
hilly or mountainous land
import
to bring goods or services from one country to another
indigenous people
the people who first settled a particular region
language
the words people use to talk to each other
manufacturing
Making good from raw materials by hand or by machinery
merchant
one who charges money for the good he or she sells
natural resources
things that occur naturally on the land, under the earth, or in the sea that are
useful for human beings
petroleum
a natural resource that is obtained from wells
drilled in the ground, and is the source of gasoline, kerosene, fuel oils, and other
products
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pharmaceutical
the name given to those who produce and sell medicinal drugs
physical (relief) map
a drawing or picture showing the land and sea forms of an area
plains
a large flat area of land with few trees
plantation
an agricultural area worked by laborers
point of view
a particular way of looking at or thinking about something
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political map
a drawing or picture showing boundaries between countries, capital cities, and
other cities
population
the group of people or animals living in a particular area or habitat
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pour quoi
a Brazilian folk tale focusing on why an animal looks or acts the way it does
preservation
protecting or saving from injury, loss, or ruin
rain forest
a area with a high annual rainfall that supports much plant and animal life
ranching
living and working raising cattle, sheep, or deer
real
the money of Brazil
reforestation
the action of renewing a forest by planting
seeds or young trees
shaman
someone who can access the spirit world, use magic to cure the sick and to control
events
southern hemisphere
the half of the earth that lies south of the equator
SOUTHERNHEMISPHERE
swamplands
wet spongy land often partly covered with water
textile
a woven or knitted cloth
tradition
the celebrations, beliefs, or customs handed down from one generation to
another
vegetation
the plant life of a region