Term | Definition |
Naturalization | process people who are born in another country can go through to become a U.S. citizen |
Capital | money and goods used to help people make or do things |
Labor | is the ability of people to do work |
Market Economy | type of economy the U.S. has, in which individuals make choices about what to make, sell, or buy |
Inflatation | a continual rise in prices |
Four Major types of Resources | Land, Labor, Capital, and Entrepreneurship |
Traditional Economy | Type of economy that hunters and gatherers had |
Trade Barriers | when a country bans or limits trade with other countries |
Projections | A way of showing the round Earth on flat map |
Globe | an accurate way of showing the sizes of continents on Earth |
Longitude and Longitude | Imaginary lines that circle the Earth |
Region | a place that is united by one or more common characteristics |
Goodes's Interrupted Equal- Area map | a map that shows a realistic representation of continents' ' sizes and shapes |
Hemispheres | one half of a globe, globe can be divided into Northern, Southern, Eastern, or Western hemispheres |
Supply and Demand | they are affected by scarcity and oppurtunity cost |
Congress | group that belongs to the Legislative Branch |
Elements of a Map | key, scale, cardinal directions, locator map, and title |