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Final Vocab Exam Flashcards

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Bill of Rights

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The first ten amendments to the Constitution ratified in 1791, these amendments limit governmental power and protect basic rights and liberties of individuals.

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Capitalism

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economic system in which individuals and private businesses run most industries

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Century

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100 years

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City-State

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a self-governing city, often with surrounding lands it governs

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Civilization

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the type of culture and society developed by a particular nation

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climate

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the temperature, precipitation, winds, etc that characterize a region. Long-term trends in weather elements

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colony

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a group of emigrants or their descendants who settle in a distant territory but remain subject to or closely associated with the parent country

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communism

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an economic and political system in which the government owns all business and controls the economy

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consumer

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a customer who buys the products or services a business produces

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culture

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the values, beliefs, and perceptions of the world that are learned and are shared by members of a community or society

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cultural diffusion

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the spread of cultural practices or innovations within a culture or from one culture to another

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decade

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10 years

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demand

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the desire and ability of individuals to purchase economic goods or services at the market price

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Declaration of Independence

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a document written in 1776 that declared the American colonies independent from British rule

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Democracy

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a system of government in which political authority is held by the people

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economic system

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the way a society organizes the production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services

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English Bill of Rights

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a document approved in 1689 that listed rights for Parliament and the English people and drew on the principles of the Magna Carta

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Exports

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goods or services produced in one nation but sold to buyers in another nation

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feudal system

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the system of obligations that governed the relationships between lords and vassals in medieval Europe

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Great Depression

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a global economic crisis that struck countries around the world in the 1930s

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Absolute Location

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expressed in terms of the latitude and longitude identifies a places exact location on the earth

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Relative Location

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Describes where a place is in relation to other places

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Place

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A particular city, village, or area with distinctive physical and human characteristics that distinguish it from other places.

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Human Environment Interaction

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This has to do with how people change their surroundings. Example: clearing land to make farms

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Movement

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The moving of people, ideas, information, and products around the world

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Region

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An area with one or more common characteristics or features

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Geography

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The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.

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Globalization

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The process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other through culture and trade

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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The value of all goods and services produced within a country in a single year

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Immigration

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To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native

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Imports

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Goods and services that consumers in one country buy from producers in another country

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Interdependence

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People relying on each other in different places or in the same place for ideas, goods, and services.

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Islam

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A monotheistic religion based on the messages that Muhammad is believed to have received from God

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Jihad

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To make an effort, or to struggle; has also been interpreted to mean holy war.

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Landform

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A shape on the planet’s surface such as a mountain, valley, plain, island, or peninsula.

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Latitude

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A measure of distance north or south of the equator

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Longitude

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A measure of distance east or west on a map

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Migration

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To move from one place to settle in another

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Monarchy

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A system of government in which the head of state, usually a royal figure (king, queen) is a hereditary position

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Muslim

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Follower of Islam

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

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International organization whose members work to influence the price of oil on world markets by controlling the supply

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Polytheism

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The worship of many gods

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Population Density

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A measure of the number of people living in an area

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Religion

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A personal or institutionalized system ground in such belief and worship

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Republic

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A political system in which people elect leaders to govern them

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Reign of Terror

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A bloody period of the French Revolution during which the government executed thousand of its opponents and others at the guillotine

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Slavery

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Institution that supports the holding of human beings as property

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Tariff

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A fee that a country charges on imports and exports

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Treaty

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A formal agreement between two or more states, as in reference to terms of peace or trade

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Urbanization

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A process in which there is an increase in the percentage of people living/working in cities and towns

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Industrial Revolution

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The period of rapid growth in machine-made goods that changed the way people across Europe worked and lived

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Holocaust

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The Nazis’ effort to wipe out the Jewish people in World War II, when 6 million Jews throughout Europe were killed

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Buddhism

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A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha that developed in India in the 500s BC

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Dynasty

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A series of rulers from the same family

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Hinduism

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The main religion of India; it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman

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United Nations (UN)

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An organization of countries that promotes peace and security around the world

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Judaism

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The religion of the Hebrew (practiced by Jews today); it is the world’s oldest monotheistic religion

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Revolution

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A drastic change in a country’s government and way of life

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Environment

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The land, water, climate, plants, and animals of an area

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Christianity

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Jesus’s life and teaching form the basis of this religion

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Agricultural revolution

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A period of technological improvement and increased crop productivity that occurred during the 18th and early 19th centuries in Europe

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Nation-state

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A state containing one as opposed to several nationalities

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Theocracy

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A government ruled by religious leaders

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