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Vertical Terms Unit 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ethnicity | A group that shares common cultural traits, such as language. |
| nationalism | An extreme devotion to a country characterized by a lack of questioning of state authority. |
| assimilation | Adopting new cultural practices generally from a dominate culture group. |
| supranational organization | A collection of multiple states that make up a larger group that goes beyond national boundaries. |
| transportation corridor | An area of land that includes lines of transportation like railroads, highways, and canals. |
| peninsula | A piece of land that is connected to a mainland but is surrounded on three sides by water. |
| standard of living | This refers to the wealth and purchasing power of a particular group. |
| literacy | The ability to read and write. |
| factors of production | The conditions needed to create goods and services in an economy, generally land, labor, and capital. |
| monumental architecture | Large man-made structures generally created for the public to remember an event or individual. |