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7th Grade Social Studies Vocabulary Cumulative Review
7th Grade Social Studies Vocabulary Cumulative Review
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All 75 words from Units 1-7 in 7th grade social studies will be covered.
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The positive or negative force caused by a person’s actions is called?
reincarnation
karma
nirvana
darma
2
Trade barrier in which one county announces it will no longer trade with another country
tax
currency
embargo
tariff
3
Government with a monarch as head of state, but most power is in the legislature.
constitutional monarchy
oligarchy
federal
parliamentary democracy
4
What is the world’s largest desert?
Savanna
Cairo
Sahara
Gobi
5
Religion that developed among the Hebrews in the Fertile Crescent.
Monarchy
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
6
Government in which the central government holds all of the power.
unitary
democracy
relative location
federal
7
Referring to the highest office of a government; power is kept separate from the legislature
Zionism
parliamentary
presidential
autocratic
8
Leader of Chinese communist party from 1949 until his death in 1976.
Confucius
Ghandi
Mao Zedong
Kim Jung Il
9
Individuals with whose identity is distinctive in terms of a common religious creed & beliefs
command
ethnic group
religious group
traditional
10
Political or social equality for all is characteristic of which type of government?
autocratic
democratic
citizen participation
unitary
11
Percent of people who can read and write
standard of living
literacy rate
specialization of trade
zionism
12
Exchange of goods or services is based on customs and traditions
command
traditional
mixed
market
13
The exact spot on Earth where something is found, often stated in latitude and longitude
absolute location
grid lines
units
relative location
14
This is a limit put on the amount of a specific good that can be imported.
tariff
embargo
quota
tax
15
Religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
Christianity
Hebrew
Islam
Buddhism
16
Founder of Islam
Ghandi
Muhammad
Buddha
Abraham
17
In Hinduism, a moral duty is called?
karma
reincarnation
nirvana
darma
18
Taxes placed on items imported from outside of the country
embargo
currency
quota
tariff
19
Government in which power is shared among elected officials voted in by citizens is called?
unitary
oligarchy
federal republic
autocratic
20
Supreme power is held by legislature, their leader is the Prime Minister
presidential
autocratic
confederation
parliamentary
21
Splitting a country into 2 separate states is called?
slavery
demilitarized zone
partitioning
apartheid
22
Form of government in which one single religion is granted control.
autocratic
Zionism
unitary
theocracy
23
Religion based on the teachings of Muhammad
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Theocracy
24
Africa is home to 30% of the newly discovered deposits of this resource.
diamonds
oil
silver
gold
25
Level of subsistence and comfort enjoyed in everyday life by a community, class or individual.
human capital
literacy rate
unitary
standard of living
26
When arable land dries out and becomes a desert.
pollution
deforestation
famine
desertification
27
The escape from the suffering of life
peace
nirvana
containment
karma
28
African protested against apartheid & was imprisoned for 26 years. He later became president.
F. W de Klerk
Bantu tribe leaders
Nelson Mandela
Mao Zedong
29
One of the rarest and most expensive minerals. Some are sold to fund armed conflict.
copper
Uranium
diamonds
gold
30
The site of huge student demonstration in Beijing in 1989.
Wright Square
Georgia
Tiananmen Square
Hong Kong
31
Government by a few, usually ruled by the wealthy is called?
oligarchy
unitary
democracy
federal
32
Religion based on the teaching of Jesus
Islam
Buddhism
Hebrew
Christianity
33
Essential element in nuclear weapons. Africa produces 20% of the world’s supply
Copper
Iron
Gold
Uranium
34
Extreme shortage of food is called?
famine
terracing
deforestation
agricultural loss
35
Physical assets are called?
capital
human capital
monarchy
funds
36
Policy of stopping the expansion of a hostile power or ideology
communism
cultural revoltion
containment
continuum of economies
37
Economy in which business owners & consumers make decisions about what to make, sell, and buy.
mixed
market
traditional
command
38
A Chinese philosophy. Importance of family and respect of those in power are stressed.
Islam
Christianity
Confucianism
Buddhism
39
People who use their money and talents to start a new business are called?
citizens
ethnic group
entrepreneurs
tariff
40
Grasslands with scattered trees that can survive droughts and yearly fires.
Sahel
savanna
Africa
Sahara
41
Belief in more than one god
monotheistic
polythestic
multilingual
bytheistic
42
Something that prevents trade between people or nations
monotheistic
religious group
trade barrier
trade
43
Form of unitary government in which all the power is held by the ruler – like a king
zionism
confederation
monarchy
theocracy
44
Movement that sought to unite black Africans across the globe.
Islam
Pan- Africanism
Imperialism
Christianity
45
One of the world’s oldest religions. It teaches about a single spirit called Brahma.
Islam
Muslim
Hinduism
Hebrew
46
What is the word for the separation of the races?
Imperialism
apartheid
slavery
Pan-Africanism
47
The exchange of goods or services is based on customs and traditions.
mixed economy
traditional economy
currency
command economy
48
A chart which places economies from one extreme to another.
autocratic
continuum of economies
theocracy
relative location
49
Chinese teacher from 551 to 479 BC
Buddha
Ghandi
Confucius
Mao Zedong
50
The position of a place in relation to another place is called?
relative location
unitary
absolute location
coordinates
51
A group of states united for a common purpose is called?
unitary
autocratic
federal
confederation
52
Failed attempt by Chinese government in the 1950’s to reorganize their economy.
The Great Leap Forward
Apartheid
Imperialism
The Cultural Revolution
53
Ruling with unlimited power by one person.
democratic
autocratic
presidential
oligarchy
54
Theory in which all property and wealth is owned by all members of the society.
Shintoism
Communism
Jewish
Islam
55
Spending time and money on what you do best is called?
factories
capital
human capital
specialization of trade
56
White South African president who worked to end apartheid.
Mao Sedong
Muhammad
Nelson Mandela
FW de Klerk
57
Money is also called?
tariff
embargo
currency
GDP
58
Semiarid area between the Sahara and moister regions to the south.
savanna
Tropical Rain forrest
Sahara
Sahel
59
Destruction or loss of a forested area is called?
pollution
famine
deforestation
desertification
60
Belief in one God is called?
monolingual
monotheistic
currency
polytheistic
61
The earliest known religion of Japan is called?
Buddhism
Christianity
Shintoism
Taoism
62
Who was the Indian lawyer that encourage civil disobedience?
Ghandi
Abraham
Buddha
Muhammad
63
Economy in which the gov't owns most of the industries & makes most of the economic decisions
traditional
market
command
mixed
64
Africa produces 40% of the world’s supply of this precious metal.
copper
gold
diamonds
silver
65
Cultural groups that share learned beliefs & practices
ethnic group
traditional economy
currency
religious group
66
Loyalty to a group with whom one shares a common history, culture and/or religion
religious group
freedom
Nationalism
federal republic
67
Indian prince that founded Buddhism
Muhammad
Siddhartha Gautama
Ghandi
Jesus
68
Exchange of goods and services based on at least two other types of economic systems
currency
traditional economy
command economy
mixed economy
69
Value of all goods and services produced within a country is called?
GDP
capital
investments
human capital
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Exchange of goods or services is called?
trade
capital
ethnic group
currency
