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Final 50 Vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fascism | ______ is a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied. |
| republic | A _________ is a system of government where decisions are made by elected officials who represent the people. |
| epidemic | An _______ is a widespread outbreak of infectious disease. |
| euro | _____ is the single currency, or money, of the European union. |
| guerrilla | A _____ is a member of a small groups of soldiers that attack suddenly and dispersal into hiding. |
| confederation | ____ is a loose alliance of countries, states, and other political units. |
| federal | _______ refers to a type of government where a group of states (or other small political units) give certain power and authority to a central government,. |
| emissions | ________ is any pollution or waste released into the air. It is often released by cars. |
| autocracy | ___ is a government system where one leader holds complete power. |
| petroleum | ____________ is a thick, dark oil found under the earth`s surface. |
| monarchy | A __________ is a government headed by a king or a queen. |
| credit | ______ is receiving a good or service now and then paying for it later. |
| dictator | A ______ is a ruler with absolute power and authority. |
| separatists | A ___________ is a person who moves away from an established church or religion. |
| ethnic | _______ refers to a group of people who have the same language, culture, or religion. |
| contamination | something is ______ when it is impure or unclean. |
| quota | A _________ is an example of a trade barrier that sets a limit on the number of imported goods. |
| figurehead | A __________ is a leader who represents a country but does not have many duties in a government. |
| literacy | ____________ is the ability to read and write |
| oligarchy | An _____ is a political system where control rests with the small group of people with wealth or power. |
| currency | _______ is used to by goods and services. |
| interdependent | something is __________ when two or more things depend on each other for survival |
| indigenous | ________ means native to a particular area or region. |
| democracy | A ______ is a type of government where the people in the country hold the supreme power. |
| parliamentary democracy | A _________ is a democratic form of government where the legislature (Parliament) controls the power. |
| embargo | An _______ is an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country |
| entrepreneur | An ________ is someone who has an idea for a good or service and takes the risks to produce it. |
| tariff | A _______ is a tax on imported and exported goods. |
| ally | ___ is a country or a person that has joined with another country or person for a special purpose. |
| population density | _______ is the number of people living in a specific area. |
| liberate | to ___________ means to give freedom. |
| invest | ___________ means to commit money or a capital to gain a financial return |
| diversity | _______ is being different. |
| holocaust | A ______ is an act of mass destruction and loss of life. |
| natural resources | ______________________________ are materials that come directly from nature. |
| globalization | ________ is the linking of nations through trade, information, technologies, and communication. |
| capital goods | _____ are man made things we use to help us work like factories, machines, and technologies. |
| reform | To ________ is to make something better, as oppose to a revolution, which means a complete and radical change. |
| smog | ________ is the brownish haze that is caused by the action of sun light on polluted air. |
| specialization | ___________ is being really good at making one or more things. |
| imperialism | __________ is the policy of obtaining and occupying land to form and empire. |
| economy | _______ is the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services. |
| hydroelectricity | ___________ uses water to generate electricity, and it is a widely used form of renewable energy. |
| unitary | A ____________ government system gives all power to the central government. |
| acid rain | ____ is rain polluted by gases released into the air by the burning of fossil fuels like coal or oil. |
| inflation | ___________ is when prices increase over time |
| colony | ____ is made up of a group of people who settle far away from their homeland but still have ties with it. |
| GDP | the _______ (gross domestic product) of a country is the total market value of the goods and services produced by that country in a specific year. |
| empire | An _______ is an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority. |
| revenue | _________ is income a business makes from the sale of goods and services. |
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