Social Studies Vocabulary Review – Flashcards
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population
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the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
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population density
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The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer.
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colony
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a settlement ruled by another country
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goods
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things that are bought and sold
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culture
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the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next
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custom
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a way of doing things
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forestry
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the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
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deforestation
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The process of stripping the land of its trees
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delta
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flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
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erosion
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wearing away of the land by the action of water, ice, or wind
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market economy
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an economic system based on free enterprise, in which businesses are privately owned, and production and prices are determined by supply and demand
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industry
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the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
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industrialize
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to change an economy to rely more on manufacturing and less on farming
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latitude
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an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
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limited government
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The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural rights of citizens
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literacy rate
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percentage of people who can read and write
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longitude
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lines that run north and south
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pyramid
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Huge, triangular shaped burial tombs of Egyptian pharaohs built during the Old Kingdom
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subsistence farming
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raising just enough crops to support one's family
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terraced field
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strips of land cut out of a hillside like stair steps so the land can hold water and be used for farming
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mayans
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A Mesoamerican civilization of Central America and southern Mexico. Achievements include mathematics, architecture, and a 365 day a year calendar. They flourished between the 4th and 12th centuries C.E..
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incas
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They were a South American Indian culture that was devastated by Pizarro and the Spanish in the 1530s.
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unlimited government
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A government in which no limits are imposed on the ruler's authority. The leaders don't have to follow the same laws as everyone else.
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primary industry
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the part of the economy that produces raw materials; examples include agriculture, fishing, mining, and forestry.
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secondary industry
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Manufacturing businesses that take materials from primary industries and other secondary industries and make them into goods.
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tertiary industry
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Provides goods and services to people and businesses
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developed country
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a country that relies more on manufacturing and industrialization than farming
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developing country
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one that has low industrial prodution and little modern tecnology
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per capita
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per person
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plateau
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an area of high, flat land
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approximately
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Almost, but not exactly; more or less
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corridor
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a passageway
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predominate
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to be greatest in number or importance
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life expectancy
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the average number of years a person would expect to live in a society
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gross domestic product
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the total value of all goods and services produced in nation during a one-year period
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physical processes
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natural forces that change earth's physical features
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adjacent
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next to
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physical features
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Landforms, bodies of water, climate, and soil, plant and animal life, and other natural resources
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traditional economy
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goods and services are produced the way it has always been done
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ramadan
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the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset
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five pillars of faith
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the essential duties of Muslims must fulfill; faith, prayer, alms, fasting and pilgrimage
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command economy
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a system in which the central government makes all economic decisions
