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SS Vocabulary III
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7th Grade
12/08/2006

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Term
political system
Definition
the members of a social organization who are in power
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recession
Definition
a period of an economic contraction, sometimes limited in scope or duration.
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renewable
Definition
able to be renewed
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resource allocation
Definition
a system of dividing resources
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scarcity
Definition
insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth.
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thematic
Definition
of or pertaining to a theme
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topography
Definition
the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
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import
Definition
to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
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tariffs
Definition
A list or system of duties imposed by a government on imported or exported goods.
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export
Definition
to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
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supply and demand
Definition
Demand means the quantity of a given article which would be taken at a given price. Supply means the quantity of that article which could be had at that price.
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barter system
Definition
a system in which there is trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money.
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Emerging market
Definition
The term emerging markets is commonly used to describe business and market activity in industrializing or emerging regions of the world.
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closed market
Definition
a market that is not open to all to buy and sell
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political map
Definition
a representation of a country's territories, boundaries, and capital(s) on paper or other material
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physical map
Definition
indicates locations of major cities, landmarks such as mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, and other permanent geographic features.
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climatic map
Definition
map that shows the geographic distribution of the monthly or annual
average values of climatic variables—ie, temperature, precipitation
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land resource map
Definition
a map that shows the important resources of an area or region
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contour map
Definition
a topographic map on which the shape of the land surface is shown by contour lines, the relative spacing of the lines indicating the relative slope of the surface.
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elevation map
Definition
depicts the elevation of landforms in a region
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topographic map
Definition
a map showing topographic features, usually by means of contour lines.
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rural community
Definition
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people
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suburban community
Definition
pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in a suburb or the suburbs of a city or town
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urban community
Definition
of, pertaining to, or designating a city or town.
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population
Definition
the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
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population distribution
Definition
the arrangement or spread of people living in a given area
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population density
Definition
the number of people living per unit of an area (e.g. per square mile);
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desertification
Definition
the processes by which an area becomes a desert
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customs
Definition
A practice followed by people of a particular group or region.
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religion
Definition
a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe
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culture
Definition
These patterns, traits, and products considered as the expression of a particular period, class, community, or population
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democracy
Definition
a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
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oligarchy
Definition
a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
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monoarchy
Definition
supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person
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poverty
Definition
the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor; indigence.
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