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20 most challenging PBW words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CULTURE PRACTICE | A pattern of behavior accepted by a society. |
| CULTURE | The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common. |
| CULTURE REGION | An area in which people have many shared culture traits. |
| ETHNIC GROUP | A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry. |
| INTERDEPENDENCE | The reliance of one country on the resources, goods, or services of another country. |
| MEDITERRANEAN | Sunny, warm summers and mild, wet winters is a description of this type of climate. |
| INFRASTRUCTURE | The set of resources, like roads and factories, that a country needs to support economic activities. |
| COMMAND ECONOMY | A system in which the central government makes all economic decisions. |
| HUMAN RESOURCES | are the people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, or economy. |
| CAPITAL GOOD | A productive resource consisting of human-made materials needed to produce goods and services. |
| COLONY | A territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land. |
| COUP | A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people. |
| EMPIRE | a land with different territories and people under a single ruler. |
| HUMAN RIGHTS | Rights that all people deserve, such as rights to equality and justice. |
| IMPERIALISM | an attempt to dominate a country’s government, trade, and culture. |
| INITIATIVE | a petition process by which voters can put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot. |
| REPUBLIC | a type of representative democratic government that is limited by a constitution in its' power over citizens. The United States is an example. |
| CONSTITUTION | a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is to be governed. |
| REVOLUTION | A drastic change in a country’s government and way of life. |
| APARTHEID | is South Africa’s governmental policy of separation of the races. |
| COMMONWEALTH | A self–governing territory associated with another country. |