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Enduring Issues
Enduring Issues Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Conflict | a serious disagreement or argument between individuals, groups of people, and even nations. |
Cooperation | the process of working together to achieve the same goal. |
Power | the ability to influence or control the behaviors of people. |
Human Rights | basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are considered to be entitled. |
Inequality | when one group has more power than another |
Innovation | a change, a new method, or new idea. They can have positive or negative effects. |
Ideas and Beliefs | shape the way we look at the world. They can come from one's conclusions from observation, religion, parents, books, or friends. |
Environmental Impact | the area around us in which we live. We are affected by it and have an effect on it. This is true locally (home, classroom, neighborhood) and larger (state, country, world). |
Scarcity | the state of not having enough of something. Everything we use in our daily life comes from the Earth and there's a limited supply of resources on this planet. Sometimes we trade for some resources. |
Interconectedness | the state of having connections or relationships with other people...can be caused by more communication and trade. Can have positive and negative effects. |