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E. Hemisphere*

E. Hemisphere (2nd 9wks Test)

Key Term	Definition
CULTURAL TRAITS	the way people do things which are passed down from generation to generation
ECONOMY	a system for producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT	a government system in which people elect representatives to run the countries affairs
SOCIAL STRUCTURE	the ways in which people within a culture are organized into smaller groups and each smaller group has its own special tasks
TECHNOLOGY	the tools and skills people need to do work
AGRICULTURE	another word for farming
CULTURE	the way of life of a group of people who have similar beliefs and customs
PRODUCERS	people who make products used by other people
SERVICES	work done for other people
CONSTITUTIONS	sets of laws that define and often limit the government's power
DEVELOPED NATION	a country with modern industries and a well developed economy
FOREIGN AID	when governments help one another by providing gifts and loanc of money and military support
PLANTATION	many workers grow a single crop on a specialized farm
RENEWABLE RESOURCE	a resource that can be replaced
SUBSISTENCE FARMING	when farmers raise only enough food and animals for their own families
COMMERCIAL FARMING	agricultural work done by companies that own huge farms
DEFORESTATION	the process of clearing land of forests
ECOSYSTEM	a community of living things and their environment
OZONE	a layer of gases in the upper part of our atmosphere
RENEWABLE RESOURCE	a resource that can be replaced
FOSSIL FUEL	an energy source that developed from the remains of ancient plants and animals
MONARCHY	rule by a king or queen
PENINSULA	a patch of land nearly surrounded by water
PLATEAU	a large raised area of mostly level land
RAIN SHADOW	an area on the dry, sheltered side of a mountain that receives little rainfall

Created by: mrcaseyjames on 2004-12-12

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E. Hemisphere*

E. Hemisphere (2nd 9wks Test)