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FINAL VOCABULARY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acid rain | rain polluted by gases released into the air by the burning of fossil fuels |
| ally | a country or person that has joined with another country or person for a special purpose |
| autocracy | one leader with complete power |
| capital recorces | man made things we use to help us work |
| colony | a group of people who settle far away from their homeland but still have ties with it |
| confedaracy | loose alliance of countries, states, and other political units |
| contaminated | impure/unclean |
| credit | receiving a good or service now and paying for it later |
| currency | used to buy goods or services |
| democracy | people has the power |
| dictator | ruler with absolute power |
| divircity | being diffrent |
| economy | the wealth and resources of a country or region[especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services] |
| embargo | ban on trading |
| emissions | any pollution or waste released into the air |
| empire | a group of states or countries under a single supreme authority |
| entreprenuer | a person who takes the risk of starting a service |
| epidemic | wild spread of an infectious disease |
| ethnic | a group of people with the same language, culture, and religion |
| euro | the currency of the European Union |
| fascism | power is given to a dictator and freedoms are denied |
| federal | all power is shared between political units |
| figure head | a leader but with barely any power |
| GDP[Gross Domestic Product] | the money the country makes per year |
| Globalization | Linking nations through trade, info, techs, and communication |
| Guerrilla | Member of a small group of solders that attacks suddenly and disappears in the hiding |
| Holocast | Act of mass destruction and loss of life |
| Hydroelectricity | Water to generate electricity |
| Imperialism | Occupying land to form an empire |
| Indigenous | Native |
| Inflation | Prices increase over time |
| Interdependent | When 2 or more things depend on each other for survival |
| Invest | Commit money or capital to gain a financial return |
| Libirate | Give freedom |
| Litaracy | The ability to read and write |
| Monarchy | A govt headed by a king or queen |
| Natural resources | Resources that comes directly from nature |
| Oligarchy | Govt is ruled by a few people |
| Parliamentary government | Democratic form of govt where the leg. Controls the power |
| Petroleum | Dark oil found underground |
| Pop. Density | # of people in a area |
| Quota | Sets a limit of the number of goods that can be traded |
| Reform | To make something better |
| Republic | Desisions are made by elected officials who represents the people |
| Revenue | Income a business makes from the sale of goods and services |
| Separatists | Person who moves away from an established church or religion |
| Smog | Caused by the action of sunlight on polluted air |
| Specialization | Really good at making one or more things |
| Tariff | A tax on imported and exported goods |
| Unitary | Central has the power |
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