Term | Definition |
Latitude | The distance a location is measured north or south of the equator. |
Conquistador | A conqueror of the New World for Spain |
Revolution | A revolt of large magnitude whether in science, politics, or just plain revolts. |
Anarchy | Society without public enforced government |
Colony | A foreign territory that belongs to a closely associated or parent country. |
Location | Absolute location and Relative location |
Place | Place is the human and physical characteristics of a location. |
Human Environment Interaction | This theme considers how humans adapt to and modify the environment. |
Movement | The travel of people, goods, and ideas to and from a place. |
Region | Everything that borders or surrounds the location, how they interact, and how they are alike. |
Crimes against Humanity | Taking of a man's right |
Inalienable | Unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor. |
Government Styles | A type of style in which a leader goes off of. |
Regent | A temporary replacement for the position of ruler if the ruler is incaple or to young to rule. |
Democracy | A system in which the government let idiots vote |
Capitalism | An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state |
Politics | People that run for power in the government. |
Republic | A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch |
Totalitarianism | A term used by some political scientists to describe a political system in which the state holds total authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever possible. |
Electoral College | a Body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president. |
Bureaucracy | A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. |