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SS Chapter 1
4th Grade - Florida Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| wetlands | areas of land that are saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, and that support a variety of plant and animal life |
| Calusa Tribe | powerful, complex society who lived on the shores of the southwest Florida coast. heir main waterway was the Calooshahatchee River |
| Apalachee Tribe | people grew corn, beans, and squash on the plains of the panhandle who lived in Florida's panhandle. |
| equator | an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both the north and south poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres, latitude 0° |
| Timucua Tribe | based in northern Florida, developed a new method of pottery by stacking coils of molded clay. |
| legend | a description, explanation, or table of symbols printed on a map or chart to viewers can understand the map. |
| Everglades | a natural region, subtropical wetland ecosystem spanning two million acres across south Florida |
| immigrants | a person who comes to another country to live permanently. |
| Ybor City |