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Chapter 2 Vocab Flashcards

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1
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Imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator

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Latitude

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Imaginary line that circle the earth from pole to pole, measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

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Longitude

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A way of showing the round earth on a flat map

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Projection

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A map that shows land and water features

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Physical Map

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A map that shows the names and borders of countries

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Political Map

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A map that shows themes or patterns such as climate, natural resources,or population

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Special Purpose Map

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A measuring line that shows the distances on a map

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Scale

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North, South, East, West (NESW)

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Cardinal Directions

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A special purpose map that uses color to show population densities

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Choropleth

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The movement of people from one place to settle in another place

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Migration

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The set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people

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Culture

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To twist out of shape or change the size of

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Distort

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A topic that is studied or a special quality that connects ideas

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Theme

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The state of having understanding or knowledge

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Awareness

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A sign or image that stands for something else

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Symbol

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Money and goods used to help make or do things

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Capital

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The act of running a business and taking on the risks of that business

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Entrepreneurship

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The amount of a good or service that a producer wants to sell

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Supply

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The amount of something that a consumer wants to buy

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Demand

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The lack of a resource

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Scarcity

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What is given up, such as time or money, to make or buy something

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Opportunity Cost

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An economic system in which custom decides what people do, make, buy, and sell

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Traditional Economy

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An economic system in which a central government decides what goods will be made and who will receive them

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Command Economy

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A period of slow economic growth or decline

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Recession

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A continued rise in prices or the supply of money

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Inflation

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A good sent from one country to another in trade

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Export

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A good brought into a country from another country

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Import

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To trade by exchanging one good or service for another

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Barter

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The growth in free trade between countries

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Globalization

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Something that is useful

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Resource

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The ability of people to do work

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Labor

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Use of advanced methods to solve problems

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Technology

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A single human being

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Individual

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A skilled person who has mastered a subject

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Expert

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Government in which citizens elect officials who govern

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Representative Government

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Government which divides power between central and state governments

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Federal System

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The division of power among the branches of government

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Separation of Powers

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System in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch

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Checks and Balances

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Part of government that passes laws

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Legislative Branch

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Part of government that enforces laws

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Executive Branch

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Part of government that interprets laws

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Judicial Branch

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To look for or try to achieve

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Seek

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A group of people sworn to make a decision in a legal case

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Jury

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A concern or problem that has not yet been solved

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Issue

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A “half sphere”, used to refer to one half of the globe when divided into (N S E W)

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Hemisphere

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