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KS History Key Terms
Chapter 10, Lesson 1 - 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| those people you are related to who lived before you | ancestors |
| the home of the county government | county seat |
| relating to the study of the characteristics of human populations, including age, occupation, sex, and location | demographics |
| cultural background | ethnicity |
| motivation, such as a reward or punishment, to do something | incentive |
| the process of becoming a citizen of a foreign country | naturalization |
| a person who leaves his or her country during a time of crisis and goes to another country for safety | refugee |
| the decline in the number of people living in the country | rural depopulation |
| one after the other | consecutive |
| able to do something, or meeting the qualifications for something | eligible |
| naturally belonging to all people | inherent |
| a local law | ordinance |
| a form of government in which the citizens give authority to people they elect to represent them | representative government |
| to reject a bill proposed by the legislature | veto |
| the careful management of natural resources | conservation |
| to unite into one whole or system | consolidate |
| the process in which countries around the world become more connected and involved with each other | globalization |
| the act of protecting something from being destroyed | preservation |
| restoring a friendly relationship or harmony after disagreement | reconciliation |
| to make a set of things consistent and to make sure they meet certain rules or requirements | standardize |