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Soc studies vocab
for quiz on Monday , 10-2-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Customs | practice handed down from the past |
| social scientists | a scientist who studies the interaction of people and society |
| minority group | a group of people who are different in some charactoristics from the wealthy in the region |
| rights | benefits and protections that are guaranteed by the government |
| geographers | people who study the earth |
| urbanization | movement to cities |
| responsibilities | duties owned by citizens to their government to make sure it can continue its functons |
| Ethnic group | people who share a commmon culture,language, or history |
| NAFTA | free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada |
| interpendence | dependence of countries on one anither for goods, raw materials to make food,and markets to sell the goods |
| sociologists | the study of human behavior as it relates to groups of people |
| globalization | development of a world culture and interdependent world economy |
| culture trait | any trait of human activity acquired in social life and communication |
| migration | a number of people or animals migrating together |
| values and beliefs | what people in a certain place believe and value |
| Geographical influences | how the surrounding affect how people live |