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The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth

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Geography

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Variety of different living things in a region or ecosystem

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Biodiversity

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To migrate out of a place

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Emigrate

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Cause of migration that pushes people to leave their home country

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Push factor

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Cause of migration that pulls, or attracts people to new countries

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Pull factor

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Movement of people from rural to urban areas

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Urbanization

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The beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular

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Culture

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The most severe economic decline in United States history that began in 1929 and lasted throughout the 1930s

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Great Depression

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The efforts of African Americans to win equal rights during the 1950s and 1960s

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Civil rights movement

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Movement of people from one place to another

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Migration

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Migration into a country

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Immigration

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Good or service produced within a country and sold outside the county’s borders

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Export

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Good or service sold within a country, but produced in another country

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Import

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The interconnection of producers, consumers, and financial systems around the world

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Globalization

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The business practice of moving a company out of its home country to one with lower wages or other operating costs

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Offshoring

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The area of California and New Mexico given by Mexico to the United States in 1848

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Mexican Cession

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Armed rebellion in which the Mexican people fought for political and social reform

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Mexican Revolution

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Government controlled by a single leader

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Dictatorship

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A complete ban on trade with a country

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Embargo

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A movement of people from their homeland to other places

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Diaspora

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The spread of cultural traits from one country to another

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Cultural diffusion

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Money that people who live in another country send back to families in their home countries

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Remittance

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Tourism that focuses on the environment and seeks to minimize environmental impact

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Ecotourism

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Cuban religion that combines Catholic and West African beliefs

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Santeria

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A body of public works, such as roads, bridges, and hospitals, that a country needs to support a modern economy
Infrastructure
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A group of businesses that control an industry
Cartel
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A wide gap in access to the internet
Digital divide
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A period in human history during which people used bronze to make tools and weapons
Bronze Age
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An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
City-state
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Hereditary class of rulers
Aristocracy
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A form of government in which citizens hold political power
Democracy
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Worship of many gods or deities
Polytheism
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Collection of myths or stories that people tell about their gods and heroes
Mythology
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Form of teaching in which the teacher asks students question after question to force them to think more clearly
Socratic method
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Split between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches in 1054
Great Schism
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A law code published by the Byzantine emperor Justinian
Justinian's Code
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A system of rule in which powerful lords divided their lands among lesser lords or vassals
Feudalism
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A peasant who is legally bound to live and work on land owned by a lord
Serf
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French for “rebirth”; refers to a period of culture revival in Europe from the 1300s to the 1500s
Renaissance
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A cultural movement of the Renaissance based on the study of classical works
Humanism
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A religious movement that begin in the 1500s to to reform the Catholic church that led to the creation of new Protestant churches
Reformation
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A movement to strengthen the teachings and structure of the Catholic Church
Counter Reformation
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Monarchy - or government with rules who inherit their position by birth - in which rulers have absolute and unlimited power
Absolute monarchy
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A period during the 1600s and 1700s when the scholars studied culture and society by applying reason and natural laws
Enlightenment
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A political movement that removed the French King from power and formed a republic
French Revolution
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Someone with extreme views
Radicals
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The application of machine power to manufacturing in the 1800s and the resulting transform of societies
Industrial Revolution
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Process of creating an Empire by taking over other areas
Imperialism
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Economic and political partnership among member nations
European Union
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The mass murder of Jews by the Nazis during World War II
Holocaust
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A political and economic system in which government owns all property and makes all economic decisions
Communism
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An extremely rapid and sharp increase in prices
Hyperinflation
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What are the 5 themes of Geography?
Location, Place, Region, Movement, and Human Environment Interaction.
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What was the name of the disease that devastated Europe in 1347?
Black Death
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Why did France sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
To raise money to fund its wars in Europe.
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Why did Harriet Tubman return to slave territory after she escaped from slavery?
To help other slaves escape as she had done
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What natural resources are important to the Canadian economy?
Timber, oil, gas, and iron
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How does the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) encourage trade among the United States, Canada, and Mexico?
It eliminates trade barriers such as tariffs.
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What challenges do Canadian and American Indians face?
The right to protect their native or ancestral lands.
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What founding document protects the rights of citizens in the United States? What is the name of the similar document in Canada?
The Bill of Rights and The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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What kinds of economies do the United States and Canada have?
Both countries have mixed economies.
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What role did Father Jose Morelos play in the fight for Mexican independence?
He wrote a Declaration of Independence and led rebels.
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What were the four main types of governments in the Caribbean nations?
Presidential Democracy, Constitutional Monarchy, Communists dictatorship, and Parliamentary Democracies
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What are the four most important examples of diversity and blending in Caribbean culture?
Languages, religions, art, and food
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What were key crops in Greece? How did they apply to trade?
Olive trees and grape vines, and they produced olive oil and wine.
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What was Rome’s first form of government?
Monarchy
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Who became the first Roman emperor?
Caesar Augustus was the first Roman emperor.
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What year did Luther post the 95 Theses?
1517
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What were the 3 society groups of the French?
There was the clergy, nobles, and common people.
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How many Jewish were Killed during the Holocaust?
During the Holocaust more than 6 million Jews died.
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What major benefit did the Mexican Revolution bring to the people of Mexico?
A new constitution was approved that gave more land and rights to the poor and working class.
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Which two policies of the United States helped bring prosperity to Mexico and Central America?
Free trade and economic investment.
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Which country ruled Haiti at the time of its first fight for independence?
France
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What economic barriers does NAFTA limit among its members?
Tariffs, quotas, and embargoes
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What wars were part of the Cold War the United States waged to contain communism?
The Korean War and the Vietnam War.
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What major event followed the Great Depression?
World War ll
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What are the cardinal directions? What are the intermediate directions?
Cardinal directions are the North, East, South, and West; Intermediate directions are Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast
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What is another name for temperate zones?
Middle latitudes
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What common traits act to unify cultures?
Shared language or religion
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Which of the major religion evolved gradually rather than beginning at a specified time?
Hinduism
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What are the four types of economic systems?
Traditional, command, market, and mixed
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What metal did the Greeks use that was stronger than bronze?
Iron
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What does hellenistic mean?
Greek derived.

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