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Chapter 7 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| discrimination | the unfair treatment of a group or individual |
| civil rights | the rights that every citizen should have |
| integrate | to bring together people of all races |
| civil disobedience | the peaceful refusal to obey certain laws in order to try to change those laws |
| boycott | a refusal to use or buy something |
| cape | a point of land that sticks into the ocean |
| satellite | an object in space that orbits another object |
| orbit | a path that an object repeatedly travels on |
| space race | a competition between the two countries |
| discrimination | the unfair treatment of a group or individual |
| civil rights | the rights that every citizen should have |
| integrate | to bring together people of all races |
| civil disobedience | the peaceful refusal to obey certain laws in order to try to change those laws |
| boycott | a refusal to use or buy something |
| cape | a point of land that sticks into the ocean |
| satellite | an object in space that orbits another object |
| orbit | a path that an object repeatedly travels on |
| space race | a competition between the two countries to explore space |
| space shuttle | a reusable spacecraft with wings |
| commercial attractions | places owned by businesses where people can have fun seeing and doing things |
| preserve | land set aside to protect the landforms |
| reefs | lines of coral or rocks that are often near the surface of the water |
| mangroves | coastal areas where trees and shrubs grow in salty water |
| historical site | place where something important in history happened |
| cultural group | a group of people who share a way of life |
| ancestry | family history |
| custom | the way a group of people does something |
| conga | a Cuban dance in which dancers form a long line |