Challenge

An experience that make life more difficult


Citizen

A person who is a member of a city, town, state, or country


Climate

The average conditions of the weather for a location, including temperature and precipitation (i.e. rainfall, snowfall)


Culture

A set of traditions, values, attitudes, language, dress, and way of life that a group of people share in a time or place


Democracy

A government that gives the power to the people

 


Descendant

A person who came from an ancestor

Example: Timothy, the grandson of Mr. Smith, is a descendant of Mr. Smith.


Heritage

Anything that has been inherited at birth, such as personal characteristics, or has been handed down by tradition


Immigrant

A person who leaves their home to move to a new country to live


Settle

To stay in one place to live and make a home