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Social Vocabs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Subregion | smaller area of a region |
| Archipelago | group of islands |
| Tributary | a small river that flows into a larger river. |
| Estuary | an area where river currents and ocean tides meet. |
| Canopy | an umbrella-like covering of leaves. |
| Altitudes | a place’s height above sea level |
| Jade | a shiny, green semiprecious stone. |
| Hieroglyphics | a form of writing that uses signs and symbols |
| Empire | a large territory with many different people under one ruler. |
| Cash Crop | farm products growth for export |
| Communist State | government control of the economy. |
| Immigration | the movement of people |
| Carnival | a large festival on the last day before lent |
| Mural | a large painting on a wall |
| Plaza | public |
| Plantation | large farm that raises a single crop to sell. |
| Literacy Rate | the percentage of people who can read or write. |
| Common Wealth | self-governing territory |
| National Debt | money owed by the government |
| Default | to miss a debt payment |
| Landlocked | having no border with ocean or sea. |
| Pass | space people can use to travel through a mountain range. |
| Deciduous | trees that lose theirs leaves |
| Coniferous | evergreen trees that have their seeds in cone. |
| Classical | civilization of ancient Greece and Rome. |
| Emperor | all powerful ruler. |
| Pope | head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Urbanization | growth of cities |
| Secular | non-religious |
| Bog | low swampy area |
| Bilingual | person that can speak 2 language |
| Neutrality | refusal to take sides in a war between other countries |
| Potash | mineral use to make fertilizer. |
| Fossil Fuel | energy supplies of oil, coal, or natural gas |
| Taiga | large coniferous fossils |
| Smog | a thick haze of fog and chemicals |
| Pollutant | chemical and smoke particles that cause pollution |
| Missionary | person who moves to another area to spread the religion |
| Czar | emperor |
| Navigable | deep, wide, or safe enough for a boat to go through |
| Nationalism | feelings of loyalty toward a person’s country |
| Autonomy | independent from something |
| Middle Class | a social group that is neither very rich nor poor |
| Silt | small particles of rich soil. |
| Phosphate | mineral salts used to make fertilizers. |
| Poaching | illegal hunting or fishing. |
| Oasis | area of fertile in a desert |
| Steppe | grassy plain that borders a desert. |
| Rationing | the limiting of a resources to people. |
| Maize | corn |
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