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1
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Described solely, not exact

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Relative location

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2
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An exact location

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Absolute location

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3
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Horizontal lines

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Longitude

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4
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Separated the east from the west, measures north and south

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Prime meridian

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5
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Vertical lines

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Lattitude

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6
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In the hands of a single ruler

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Monarchy

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7
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Oligarchy

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in the hands of a few leaders

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8
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Someone who seized rule in an unfair way

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Tyranny

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9
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Democracy

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The people hold the power

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10
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Who holds the power in an unlimited government?

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The ruler

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A line dividing the north from the south ( measures east and west)

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Equator

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12
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Who was the first european explorer to explore America

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Christopher Columbus

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13
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Who is considered the father of the comstitution

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James Madison

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14
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What are the first ten amendments to the constitution called?

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Bill of rights

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What is culture?

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The behaviors and beliefs of a specific group. ( ethnic, religion, etc.)

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What is a culture trait?

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Characteristics of a culture.

17
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What is diffusion?

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Culture spreads from the source as people move place to place.

18
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What is acculturation?

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Major changes from exposure to other cultures.

19
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What is innovation?

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New ideas and information spread faster.

20
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What is a traditional system?

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A system in which runs in an original way.

21
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What system does the government control?

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The command system

22
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What system is free to do what they want with very little involvement with the government?

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The Market System

23
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What document set up the structure for the U.S. government?

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The Articles of Confederation

24
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What are the three branches of the U.S. government?

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Legislative, executive, judicial

25
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What is a province? ( Canada)

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A state/ political boundary dividing Canada into different regions.

26
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What country does Canada import/export most of its goods to?

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The U.S.

27
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Who serves as Canada’s head of government?

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The Prime Minister

28
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Where are the Peninsulares in the colonial class system?

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the top

29
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Who was the first European to discover the New World?

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Christopher Columbus

30
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Who was Ferdinand Magellan?

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The first explorer to circumnavigate the world.

31
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What Spanish explorer conquered the aztecs?

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Fernando Cortes

32
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Who was Montezuma the second?

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The leader of the aztecs

33
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Who was the leader of the Incas?

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Atahualpa

34
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What are the basic institutions that all societies have,

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Governmental, Economical, educational

35
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What are the basic institutions that all societies have,

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Governmental, Economical, educational

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