click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
PBW
PBW study words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 8-FOLD PATH | the set of rules that Buddhists are prescribed to follow. |
| MECCA | Muslims are required to make a pilgrimage to what place in Saudi Arabia at least once during their lives. |
| GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | The total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in one year. |
| COMMUNISM | the type of government in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country. |
| DYNASTY | A series of rulers from the same family. |
| IMPERIALISM | an attempt to dominate a country’s government, trade, and culture |
| CONSTITUTION | a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is to be governed. |
| PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY | type of government is ruled by a queen, but all laws are passed and enforced by an elected parliament. |
| INITIATIVE | a petition process by which voters can put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot. |
| ETHNIC GROUP | A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry. |
| HUMANITARIAN AID | - Assistance to people in distress. |
| STEPPE AND DESERT | two dry climate types. |
| POLES | Lines of longitude meet at these points. |
| HUMAN RESOURCES | are the people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, or economy. |
| REFUGEE | When people flee to another country because of political, social or economic unrest. |
| MONSOONS | seasonal winds that bring periods of heavy rains or dry weather. |
| MEDITERRANEAN | Sunny, warm summers and mild, wet winters is a description of this type of climate. |
| INTERDEPENDENCE | The reliance of one country on the resources, goods, or services of another country. |
| CULTURE PRACTICE | A pattern of behavior accepted by a society. |
| ARABIC | the dominant culture that spreads across the country borders of North Africa and the Middle East. |