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Vocab Words
Vocabulary Words 6th grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Guerrilla | Small group of soliders who attack suddenly then disappear. |
| Holocaust | Mass destruction and loss of life |
| Hydroelectricity | Water used to generate electricity. (Widely used) |
| Imperialism | Policy of obtaining and occuping land to form an empire. |
| Indigenous | A native of an area. |
| Inflation | When prices increase over time. |
| Interdependent | When two or more things depend on each other. |
| Invest | To commit money or capital to gain financial return. |
| Liberate | To give freedom. |
| Literacy | The ability to read or write. |
| Monarchy | Government headed by a king or queen. |
| Natural resources | Materials directly from nature. |
| Oligarchy | Political system where a group of people control the rest |
| Parliamentary democracy | Democratic government where the legislative branch controls the power |
| Petroleum | A thick dark oil found under ground |
| Population density | # of people in a specific area. |
| Reform | To make something better |
| Revenue | Income you make from selling goods and services |
| Republic | System of government where decisions are made br elected officials who represent the people. |
| Separatist | A person who moves away from an established church or religion |
| Specialization | Being really good at making or doing one or more things. |
| Smog | Brownish haze caused by sunshine on polluted air |
| Tariff | Tax on imported goods |
| Unitary | Government system where all power is in the central government |
| Quota | Trade barrier that sets limits on imported goods |
| Epidemic | Widespread outbreak of infectious disease |
| Ethnic | Group of people who have the same language, culture, or religion. |
| Euro | Currency in European Union |
| Facism | Political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator, freedom denied. |
| Federal | Government where small political units give certain power to central government |
| Figurehead | A leader who represents a country but has little duties. |
| GDP | Total amount of goods and service made in a year. |
| Globalization | The linking of nations through trade, information, technology, and communication. |
| Democracy | A government where people hold supreme power |
| Dictator | A ruler with absolute power |
| Diversity | Being different |
| Economy | The total wealth and resources of a country/region especially in terms of production and consumption. |
| Embargo | Ban on trade with another country |
| Emissions | Any pollution or waste released into the air |
| Empire | Group of states/countries under a supreme authority |
| Entrepreneur | Someone who has an idea for a good or service and starts a business. |
| Acid rain | Rain polluted by smoke and gases |
| Ally | A country or person joined with another country or person for a special reason |
| Autocracy | A government where one person has total power |
| Capital Resources | Man-made items used in labor |
| Colony | A group of people who settle far from their parent country, but still has ties to the parent country |
| Confederation | A group of loosely allied states |
| Contaminated | Unclean or impure |
| Credit | Buying a good now and paying later |
| Currency | A material used to pay for a good/service |
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Narsil
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