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