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Spring Review
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Caste System | a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity. |
| Human Rights | The basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled. |
| Human Rights Abuses | the political, economic, and cultural rights that are taken from people. Examples:Holocaust,Refugees |
| Pagoda | a multistoried religious structure found in Asian countries. |
| Human Environment Interaction | how we are affected to the environment when we change it. |
| Refugee | a person who flees to find safety> |
| Urbanization | creating towns and cities. |
| Culture | a groups way of life including types of food, shelter, and clothing. |
| Dalai Lama | is both the head of state and the spiritual leader of Tibet. |
| Mohandas Ghandi | was the most important political and spiritual leader during the movement for India's independence. |
| Three Gorges Dam | the largest dam in the world, located on the Chang Jiang River in China. |
| Literacy Rate | the percentage of people that can read and write. |
| Migrants | people that moves from one region, place, or country to another |
| Desertification | a gradual change in land from fertile to desert. |