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Glencoe Chapter 3 - 7th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| kings and queens inherit rulership | monarchy |
| control and rule as they wish | dictators |
| power of the government is held by elected officials | democracy |
| study of how people of a culture earn a living | economic system |
| the way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs | culture |
| lack of food | famine |
| average number of people living in a square mile or kilometer | population density |
| people leaving rural areas and moving into cities | urbanization |
| when people leave a coutnry in which they are born to go to another country | emigrate |
| people fleeing countries to escape persecution or disaster | refugee |
| provided by the earth in limited supply | nonrenewable resources |
| growing of food for sale in markets | commercial farming |
| tax added to the price of goods that are imported | tariffs |
| governemnt place a limitation on how many items may be imported | quota |
| taking down trade barriers so that goods flow freely among countries | free trade |
| removing salt from seawater | desalinization |
| process of cutting down forests | deforestation |
| rain with high amounts of chemical pollutants | acid rain |