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World Studies
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Term | Definition |
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Fossil Fuels | Oil and Natural Gas/ Nonrenewable resources |
Desalination | Removal of salt from sea water |
Irrigation | Bringing water to crops |
Religion | People's spiritual beliefs about a god |
Monotheism | Worshiping only one god |
Islam | Followers are Muslim, word for god is Allah, holy book is Quran, place of worship is a mosque |
Hunter/Gatherers | Worked full time to meet basic needs |
Mesopotania | A valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers |
Civilization | A culture with people who have specialized jobs |
O.P.E.C. | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
Diverse economy | To rely on more than one source of income |
Oasis | Place in a desert where water can be found |
Delta | Soil carried downstream and deposited at the mouth of a river |
Desertification | Land becomes barren and useless usually because of deforestation |
Suez Canal | Connects Mediterranean sea and the Red sea, and shortens travel |
Strait of Gibralter | Joins Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and seperates Morocco and Spain |
Aggriculture | Growing crops and raising livestock |
Pharaoh | Ruler of ancient egypt |
Scribe | A person trained to write in ancient egypt |
4000 bc | First cities with organized governments |
Sumer | Had cuneiform writing irrigation |
City/State | Small country like: Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria |
Nomads | People who move from place to place grazing their flocks and have no permanent home place |
Life Expectancy | How long an average person lives |
GDP | The value of goods and services produced in a year |
GDP Per Capita | Average Salary for a working adult |
Literacy Rate | The percent of people who can read, write, and do simple math |
Rural | Living in the country |
Urban | Living in the city |
Government | group of people who can create and enforce laws |
limited government | actions of the rulers are limited by the laws |
unlimited government | actions of the leaders are not bound by law |
representative democracy | the people elect others to make decisions |
monarchy | leader is the next person in the family line |
dictatorship | leader takes complete control of government |
civic participation | voting, knowing/obeying laws, paying taxes, and serving on juries |
economy | how people use resources to meet their needs and wants |
economic system | the ways to produce and distribute goods and services |
produce | to make or grow |
distribute | to send to places |
free enterprise | individuals may own businesses, make decisions about buying and selling, and the government makes the rules |
communist economy | government makes all economic decisions |
global trade | buying and selling products between nations |
exports | goods shipped out to other nations |
imports | goods produced in another country and brought in to be sold |
industrialized nation | strong manufacturing and large mechanical farms |
developing nation | few factories manual farming limited healthcare and education |
subsistence farming | family plot of land that can grow just enough for basic needs with no surplus |
immigrate | to come into a country to live permanently |
diplomacy | making decisions through discussion |
economic region | where people do work based on resources |
culture | the way of life of a group of people; food, arts, religion, dress |