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Geography/History Required Vocabulary
Geography/History Required Vocabulary
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Vocabulary for McGraw Hill Discovering our Past unit.
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Scale
compass rose
defines features in a map
index line
a measuring line that shows the distances on a map
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a map that shows land and water features
Political map
Physical map
Choropleth
Special-purpose map
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a good that is sent from one country to another
Retain
Construct
Export
Import
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The judicial branch interprets the laws passed by congress
True
False
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What is supply?
the amount of a good or service that a producer wants to sell
something that people make or grow
work that people do for other people
how much of a good or service people want to buy
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Lines of latitude are imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator
False
True
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What does IMPORT mean?
To help something move easily
To slow or stop progress
a good brought into a country from another country
To ship goods out of a country
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Executive Branch
the part of the government that develops theories
the part of government that passes laws
the part of government that enforces laws
part of government that interprets laws
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opportunity cost
what is given up, such as time or money, to make or buy something
cost of running a business
cost of selling a business to begin another
earning the best profit possible
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a government which divides power between central and state governments
State system
Local system
International system
Federal system
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a system in which each branch of government limits the power of another branch
federal system
checks and balances
seperation of Powers
representative government
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What is a choropleth map?
a map that shows land and water features
a map that shows patterns such as climate, natural resources, or population
a map that shows the names and borders of countries
A map that uses color to show population density
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a “half sphere,” used to refer to one-half of the globe when divided into North and South or East and West
Latitude
Hemisphere
Compass
Longitude
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Demand is
a name of a coin used in the Caribbean
the amount of something that a consumer wants to buy
the amount of something that is available
another name for a service
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Resources are
things you look for
fun to play with
things we use to meet our needs
things that dreams are made of
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an economic system in which a central government decides what goods will be made and who will receive them
traditional economy
diverse economy
military economy
command economy
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Set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people
Religion
Dialect
Culture
Customes
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a document or written work created after an event
Secondary source
culture
primary source
evidence
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an Era is a long period of time
True
False
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Money and goods used to help people make or do things
Globalization
Entrepreneurship
Export
Capital
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firsthand evidence of an event in history
evidence
culture
primary source
secondary source
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an object made by a human being
artifact
supply
culture
scale
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a way of showing the round Earth on a flat map
Compass Rose
Projection
Globe
Image
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migration
the not being able to go to somewhere
the movement of people from one place to settle in another place
the going back to your hometown
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scarcity
too much of something
the price
the lack of a resource
supply
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lines that circle the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole, measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
Equator
International Date Line
Tropic of Capricorn
Longitude
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north, south, east, west
a compass direction that lies between cardinal directions
scale
cardinal direction
geographic information system
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a decision reached after examining evidence
confirm
conclusion
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to trade by exchanging one good or service for another; to exchange goods without using money.
Export
Barter
Capital
Import
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Bias is an unreasoned, emotional judgment about people or events
True
False
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evidence
taking place at an unnamed later time; later; final or ultimate
an object made by a human
something that shows proof or an indication that something is true
to determine an approximate value, size, or nature of something
