Vocabulary

Question 1

Region

Answer 1

Region - is the basic unit of study in geography

Question 2

Biotic Components

Answer 2

Biotic Components - producers, consumers and decomposers

Question 3

Abiotic Components

Answer 3

Abiotic Components - are non living components of an organism’s environment, such as temperature, light, moisture air currents, etc.

Question 4

Ecologists

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Ecologists - focus their studies on the interactions of living things with one another and with nonliving parts of the natural environment.

Question 5

Climate

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Climate - is the atmospheric condition of a specific region over one year.

Question 6

LOWERN

Answer 6

L.O.W.E.R. N

• L=latitude (generally the further the north, the further it get`s)
• O=ocean currents (Warm ocean currents warm surrounding air mosses)
• W=prevailing winds (in the northern hemisphere winds generally from west to East)
• E=elevation (the higher one climb above sea level, the colder it gets)
• R=relief (the shape of the land often determines -climate)
• N= near water (large bodies of water have a moderating effect on surrounding land)

Question 7

Ecozone

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Ecozone - is the broadest biogeographic division of the Earth’s land surface, based on distributional patterns of terrestrial and marine organisms.

Question 8

Geographers

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Geographers- study the patterns and distributions of the living and non-living parts of the Earth.

Question 9

Conscription

Answer 9

Conscription- compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces

Question 10

Propaganda

Answer 10

Propaganda- information, especially of biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Question 11

Trench

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Trench- a long, narrow ditch

Question 12

M.A.I.N.

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M.A.I.N.- were the main causes of the first world war. (Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism)

Question 13

Militarism

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Militarism- building up armed forces and getting ready for war

Question 14

Allies agreements or promises to defend and help another country

Answer 14

Allies- agreements or promises to defend and help another country

Question 15

Imperialism

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Imperialism- trying to build up an empire

Question 16

Nationalism

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Nationalism- pride for one’s country and readiness to fight to defend her

Question 17

Triple Alliance

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Triple Alliance- Germany and Austria- Hungary made an alliance with Italy to stop Italy from taking sides with Russia

Question 18

Triple Entente (no separate peace)

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Triple Entente (no separate peace)- Britain, Russia and France agreed not to sign for peace separately

Question 19

Trench Warfare

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Trench Warfare-a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.

Question 20

B.R.A.T.

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B.R.A.T.- were the main points of the Treaty of Versailles (Blame, Reparations, Army, Territory)

Question 21

Prohibition

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Prohibition- the forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, sale, and possession of alcoholic beverages.

Question 22

Inflation

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Inflation- a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money

Question 23

The Great Depression

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The Great Depression- an economic recession that began on October 29,1929, following the crash of the U.S. stock market

Question 24

Black Tuesday

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Black Tuesday-refers to October 29, 1929, when panicked sellers traded nearly 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange (four times the normal volume at the time), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -12%.Black Tuesday is often cited as the beginning of the Great Depression.

Question 25

Red Scare

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Red Scare-The rounding up and deportation of several hundred immigrants of radical political views by the federal government in 1919 and 1920. This “scare” was caused by fears of subversion by communists in the United States after the Russian Revolution.

Question 26

Instalment Plan

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Instalment Plan- a type of payment where credit is paid over a period of time

Question 27

The League of Nations

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The League of Nations- an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations

Question 28

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 28

Treaty of Versailles-was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Question 29

Harlem Renaissance

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Harlem Renaissance-an African-American cultural movement of the 1920s and 1930s, centered in Harlem, that celebrated black traditions, the black voice, and black ways of life.

Question 30

Anarchists

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Anarchists- people who want to abolish all forms of government

Question 31

Communists

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Communists- those who believed in an economic and social system where property is owned by everyone and the needs of the whole are more important than those of the individual

Question 32

Blitzkrieg

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Blitzkrieg-a new method of warfare used by Germans when they attacked Poland. “Blitzkrieg” means “lightning war” this was a quick attack on the enemy causing confusion and shock, resulting in a fast victory.

Question 33

The Nazi Party

Answer 33

The Nazi Party- a political group that ruled Germany between 1933 and 1945. “Nazi” is a short form of the official name. In English the official name is the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. Under Adolf Hitler’s leadership, the Nazis started World War II.

Question 34

Communism

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Communism- a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

Question 35

Anti-semitism

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Anti-semitism-prejudice against, hatred or discrimination against Jews as a ethnics, religion and race.

Question 36

United Nations

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United Nations- an international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries. The otrganization works on economic and social development programs, improving human rights and reducing global conflicts.

Question 37

Resistance

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Resistance-a refusal to give in or to something that slows down or prevents something.

Question 38

The Axis

Answer 38

The Axis- an alliance between Hitler’s Germany with Mussolini’s Italy and Tojo’s Japan followed afterwards

Question 39

Authoritative government

Answer 39

Authoritative government- relating to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people.