a region claimed and governed by another country

What is mercantilism?

an economic system that made a country rich from colonies

What is an astrolabe?

a tool used to estimate location using the sun and stars

when one company has control over a single resource

What is a settlement?

a place where people live permanently, such as a village

an agreement between groups to act together/support

policy where 1 territory acts to dominate other territories

when a person/organization contributes to a project by $$$

a disease from not getting enough vitamin c

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Exploration and Colonization Vocabulary

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Vocabulary from the first part of grade 7 Social Studies

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What is a colony?
a territory that belongs to no one
a region claimed and governed by another country
a small town
a settlement of indigenous peoples
2
What is mercantilism?
an economic system where workers made a country rich
an economic system that made a country rich from colonies
an economic system where there are no resources left
an economic system where the country owned many resources
3
What is an astrolabe?
a tool used to estimate location using the sun and stars
a tool to help seafarers determine north
a tool that determines location using space
a fancy map machine
4
What is a monopoly?
when a company controls more than half of the resources
when one company has control over a single resource
a single company that controls all of the money
A game that Ms.Clancy does not enjoy
5
What is a settlement?
anywhere you set up camp
a place where people live temporarily, such as a town
a region claimed and governed by another country
a place where people live permanently, such as a village
6
What is an alliance?
people fighting together
groups who compete for the same thing
an agreement between groups to act together/support
groups who do not get along with eachother
7
What is imperialism?
policy where 1 territory acts to dominate other territories
policy to claim other lands to build new relationships
visiting other lands to trade
territories making alliances with eachother
8
What is a sponsor?
when a person/organization contributes to a project by $$$
a partnership between multiple countries
when an explorer pays for their own expeditions
a company that pays famous athletes
9
What is consensus?
agreement by all of the leaders
coming to conclusions
agreement by everyone
counting people
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What is Scurvy?
the process of getting ill
a disease from not getting enough vitamin c
a tribe of First Nations people
a Spanish explorer

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