Basic geography S Flashcards
Sahel
A semi arid area that lies between the Sahara and moister regions in the south in Northern Africa
Salt trade
Exchange between West Africans selling gold and Arab traders selling salt, beginning around A.D. 750
Samurai
Japanese warrior lord
Satellite image
Picture of Earth’s surface taken from a satellite in orbit
Satrap
Persian government
Savanna
Park like landscape of grasslands with scattered trees that can survive dry spells, found in tropical areas with dry seasons
Saving
Setting aside money for future use
Scale
Relative size
Scale bar
Section of a map that shows how much distance on the map represents a given distance on the land
Scarcity
Having a limited quantity of resources to meet unlimited wants
Schism
Split
Science
Knowledge of the natural world
Scientific revolution
A series of major advances in science during the 1500 and 1600s
Scramble for Africa
Period during the late 1800s when European powers raced to seize control of African territories
Scribe
Ancient Egyptians trained to write hieroglyphics
Secede
To break away
Secondary industry
Industry involving the use of resources to create new products, such as manufacturing
Secondary source
Information about an event that does not come directly from the person that experiences that event
Secular
Not religious
Secularism
Idea that government should be separate from religion
Sedentary
Settled
Semi arid climates
Dry climates
Separatist group
Group of people who want to establish an independent state
Serengeti plain
A part of the savanna in Kenya and Tanzania, home to many animals such as elephants gazelles
Serf
A peasant that is legally bound to work and live on land owned by a Lord
Shah
Persian word for King
Shamal
Hot dry winds that blow across Iran from west to east
Shinto
Traditional religion that originated in Japan
Shogun
Powerful Japanese military leader who often had more power than the emperor
Siberia
Asiatic Russia
