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Night School Social
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| barter | exchange goods without involving money |
| competition | the act of competing as for profit or a prize |
| demand | request urgently and forcefully |
| consumer | a person who uses goods or services |
| region | the extended spatial location of something |
| economy | the system of production and distribution and consumption |
| entrepreneur | someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it |
| budget | a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them |
| export | sell or transfer abroad |
| producer | someone who manufactures something |
| trade | the buying and selling of goods and services |
| income | the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time |
| isthmus | a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas |
| climate | the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time |
| hemisphere | half of a sphere |
| suburb | a residential district located on the outskirts of a city |
| geography | study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation |
| prime | used of the first or originating agent |
| meridian | an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator |
| plateau | a relatively flat highland |
| equator | an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles |
| glacier | a slowly moving mass of ice |
| erosion | the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) |
| ecosystem | a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment |
| resource | a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed |
| pollution | undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities |
| environment | the totality of surrounding conditions |
| opportunity | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances |
| scarcity | a small and inadequate amount |
| conservation | the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources |
| agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock |
| reservation | the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion |
| ceremony | a formal event performed on a special occasion |
| irrigation | supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc |
| migration | the movement of persons from one country or locality to another |
| nomad | a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons |
| surplus | a quantity much larger than is needed |
| expedition | an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose |
| navigation | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place |
| revolt | make revolution |
| profit | the advantageous quality of being beneficial |
| empire | the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised |
| caravan | a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file |
| route | an established line of travel or access |
| astrolabe | an early form of sextant |
| kingdom | the domain ruled by a king or queen |
| technology | the practical application of science to commerce or industry |
| epidemic | a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time |
| circumnavigate | travel around |
| merchant | a businessperson engaged in retail trade |
| colony | a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together |
| mission | an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters |
| compact | closely and firmly united or packed together |
| tolerance | willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others |
| armada | a large fleet, usually of ships |
| convert | change the nature |
| invest | make an investment |
| stock | a supply of something available for future use |
| charter | a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation |
| diversity | noticeable heterogeneity |
| missionary | someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country |
| claim | assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing |
| invasion | any entry into an area not previously occupied |
| servant | a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) |
| pilgrim | someone who journeys in foreign lands |
| passage | the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
| industry | the organized action of making of goods and services for sale |
| banish | expe, send away |
| import | bring in from overseas |
| apprentice | works for an expert to learn a trade |
| plantation | an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale |
| artisan | a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft |
| representative | serving to represent or typify |
| enterprise | a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) |
| proprietor | (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business |
| spiritual | lacking material body or form or substance |
| treaty | a written agreement between two states or sovereigns |
| legislature | persons who make or amend or repeal laws |
| refuge | something or someone turned to for assistance or security |
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