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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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Grasslands with scattered trees that can survive droughts and yearly fires.
Sahel
savanna
Sahara
Africa
2
Supreme power is held by legislature, their leader is the Prime Minister
confederation
presidential
parliamentary
autocratic
3
A group of states united for a common purpose is called?
federal
autocratic
confederation
unitary
4
Individuals with whose identity is distinctive in terms of a common religious creed & beliefs
ethnic group
religious group
traditional
command
5
Cultural groups that share learned beliefs & practices
traditional economy
currency
religious group
ethnic group
6
Something that prevents trade between people or nations
trade
religious group
trade barrier
monotheistic
7
Failed attempt by Chinese government in the 1950’s to reorganize their economy.
The Great Leap Forward
The Cultural Revolution
Imperialism
Apartheid
8
The position of a place in relation to another place is called?
unitary
relative location
coordinates
absolute location
9
Form of government in which one single religion is granted control.
Zionism
unitary
autocratic
theocracy
10
What is the word for the separation of the races?
Pan-Africanism
apartheid
slavery
Imperialism
11
Exchange of goods and services based on at least two other types of economic systems
mixed economy
traditional economy
command economy
currency
12
Religion that developed among the Hebrews in the Fertile Crescent.
Islam
Judaism
Monarchy
Christianity
13
The exact spot on Earth where something is found, often stated in latitude and longitude
absolute location
relative location
grid lines
units
14
Political or social equality for all is characteristic of which type of government?
unitary
citizen participation
autocratic
democratic
15
Religion based on the teachings of Muhammad
Theocracy
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
16
Money is also called?
GDP
tariff
embargo
currency
17
One of the rarest and most expensive minerals. Some are sold to fund armed conflict.
diamonds
gold
Uranium
copper
18
A chart which places economies from one extreme to another.
autocratic
theocracy
relative location
continuum of economies
19
The exchange of goods or services is based on customs and traditions.
command economy
mixed economy
currency
traditional economy
20
Extreme shortage of food is called?
deforestation
terracing
famine
agricultural loss
21
A Chinese philosophy. Importance of family and respect of those in power are stressed.
Buddhism
Islam
Confucianism
Christianity
22
Splitting a country into 2 separate states is called?
apartheid
partitioning
slavery
demilitarized zone
23
Exchange of goods or services is based on customs and traditions
command
mixed
market
traditional
24
One of the world’s oldest religions. It teaches about a single spirit called Brahma.
Hebrew
Hinduism
Muslim
Islam
25
What is the world’s largest desert?
Gobi
Sahara
Savanna
Cairo
26
When arable land dries out and becomes a desert.
pollution
deforestation
famine
desertification
27
Referring to the highest office of a government; power is kept separate from the legislature
Zionism
presidential
autocratic
parliamentary
28
Religion based on the teaching of Jesus
Islam
Hebrew
Buddhism
Christianity
29
Government by a few, usually ruled by the wealthy is called?
unitary
oligarchy
democracy
federal
30
Who was the Indian lawyer that encourage civil disobedience?
Buddha
Ghandi
Muhammad
Abraham
31
Semiarid area between the Sahara and moister regions to the south.
Sahara
Sahel
savanna
Tropical Rain forrest
32
Economy in which the gov't owns most of the industries & makes most of the economic decisions
traditional
mixed
command
market
33
Spending time and money on what you do best is called?
capital
factories
specialization of trade
human capital
34
Physical assets are called?
monarchy
capital
funds
human capital
35
Economy in which business owners & consumers make decisions about what to make, sell, and buy.
market
traditional
command
mixed
36
African protested against apartheid & was imprisoned for 26 years. He later became president.
Bantu tribe leaders
Nelson Mandela
F. W de Klerk
Mao Zedong
37
Ruling with unlimited power by one person.
oligarchy
autocratic
presidential
democratic
38
Theory in which all property and wealth is owned by all members of the society.
Islam
Communism
Shintoism
Jewish
39
Essential element in nuclear weapons. Africa produces 20% of the world’s supply
Gold
Uranium
Iron
Copper
40
Government in which the central government holds all of the power.
unitary
relative location
democracy
federal
41
White South African president who worked to end apartheid.
Mao Sedong
Nelson Mandela
Muhammad
FW de Klerk
42
Africa produces 40% of the world’s supply of this precious metal.
diamonds
silver
copper
gold
43
Value of all goods and services produced within a country is called?
GDP
human capital
investments
capital
44
Trade barrier in which one county announces it will no longer trade with another country
tariff
embargo
currency
tax
45
Government in which power is shared among elected officials voted in by citizens is called?
federal republic
unitary
oligarchy
autocratic
46
Movement that sought to unite black Africans across the globe.
Christianity
Imperialism
Pan- Africanism
Islam
47
Policy of stopping the expansion of a hostile power or ideology
cultural revoltion
continuum of economies
containment
communism
48
People who use their money and talents to start a new business are called?
ethnic group
citizens
entrepreneurs
tariff
49
Chinese teacher from 551 to 479 BC
Buddha
Ghandi
Mao Zedong
Confucius
50
Religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
Hebrew
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
51
The site of huge student demonstration in Beijing in 1989.
Hong Kong
Georgia
Tiananmen Square
Wright Square
52
The escape from the suffering of life
karma
containment
peace
nirvana
53
Taxes placed on items imported from outside of the country
quota
embargo
tariff
currency
54
Level of subsistence and comfort enjoyed in everyday life by a community, class or individual.
unitary
human capital
literacy rate
standard of living
55
This is a limit put on the amount of a specific good that can be imported.
tax
tariff
embargo
quota
56
Leader of Chinese communist party from 1949 until his death in 1976.
Mao Zedong
Kim Jung Il
Ghandi
Confucius
57
Indian prince that founded Buddhism
Jesus
Ghandi
Muhammad
Siddhartha Gautama
58
Form of unitary government in which all the power is held by the ruler – like a king
theocracy
confederation
zionism
monarchy
59
The positive or negative force caused by a person’s actions is called?
darma
karma
nirvana
reincarnation
60
Belief in one God is called?
monolingual
currency
polytheistic
monotheistic
61
Loyalty to a group with whom one shares a common history, culture and/or religion
freedom
Nationalism
federal republic
religious group
62
Government with a monarch as head of state, but most power is in the legislature.
constitutional monarchy
oligarchy
federal
parliamentary democracy
63
Destruction or loss of a forested area is called?
famine
desertification
deforestation
pollution
64
Percent of people who can read and write
specialization of trade
standard of living
literacy rate
zionism
65
Belief in more than one god
bytheistic
polythestic
monotheistic
multilingual
66
In Hinduism, a moral duty is called?
reincarnation
karma
nirvana
darma
67
Africa is home to 30% of the newly discovered deposits of this resource.
silver
gold
oil
diamonds
68
Exchange of goods or services is called?
trade
ethnic group
currency
capital
69
Founder of Islam
Abraham
Muhammad
Ghandi
Buddha
70
The earliest known religion of Japan is called?
Christianity
Buddhism
Taoism
Shintoism
