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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hemispheres: | a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles. |
| Latitude: | Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. |
| Longitude: | the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. |
| Projections: | an estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on a study of present ones. |
| Physical maps: | Physical maps are designed to show the natural landscape features of Earth. |
| Political maps: | does not show physical features. Instead, they show state and national boundaries and capital and major cities. |
| Special purpose maps: | Special-purpose maps give information on a specific topic. |
| Scale: | each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another. |
| Cardinal directions: | Cardinal directions are one set of directions that people around the world use. The four cardinal directions are north, south, east and west. |
| Choropleth | Choropleth maps are popular thematic maps used to represent statistical data through various shading patterns or symbols on predetermined geographic areas |
| Migration | Human migration involves the movement of people from one place to another with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location |
| Culture | the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. |
| Capital | the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center. |
| Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurship is an act of being an entrepreneur, or "the owner or manager of a business enterprise who, by risk and initiative, attempts to make profits". |
| Supply | make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide. |
| Demand | an insistent and peremptory request, made as if by right. |
| Scarcity | the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage. |
| Opportunity cost | the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen. |
| Traditional economy | Traditional economy means an economy where customs, traditions and believes prescribe the principles of economic organization for production of goods and services |
| Command economy | A command economy is where a central government makes all economic decisions. |
| Recession | a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters. |
| Inflation | Inflation is the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time. |
| Exports | Exports are goods and services that are produced domestically, but then sold to customers residing in other countries. |
| Imports | Imports are defined as goods produced outside the boundaries of one country, which are then purchased by that country. |
| Barter | exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money. |
| Globalization | Globalization is a term used to describe how trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place. |
| Representative government | Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy, is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected persons representing a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy. |
| Federal system | Federalism is a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government |
| Separation of powers | an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies. |
| Checks and balances | counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups. |
| Legislative Branch | The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress. |
| Executive branch | The executive branch of our Government is in charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed. |
| Judicial Branch | The judicial branch of the U.S. government is the system of federal courts and judges that interprets laws made by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch. |
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