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Finals Vocabulary
| Word | Definition | Synonyn | Antonym |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Rain | Precipitation polluted by gases released into the air by the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil | ||
| Abundant | To have a plenty or ample supply | Profuse | Scarce |
| Autocracy | A type of government where one leader holds complete power. Example: Dictator | Dictatorship | Democracy |
| Capital Goods | Goods that are used in producing other goods , rather than being bought by consumers | Equitment | Human capital |
| Centralize | To bring to together under one authority | Unify | Divide |
| Currency | Form of money | Money | |
| Contaminate | Impure or unclean | Impure | Clean |
| Diversity | Being different | Different | Domestic |
| Democracy | A type of government system where the people of the country hold the supreme power | Vote | Autocracy |
| Dictator | Typical leader of an autocratic government | Czar | President |
| Distribute | To give out; To pass out; | give out | pass in |
| Domestic | Someone or something from our country having to do with home | Regular | Diverse |
| Efficient | Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense | Effectual | Not Efficient |
| Embargo | Ban on trade with a particular country | Ban | Help |
| Empire | Extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority | Dynasty | Weakness |
| Ethnic Group | A group of people who have the same language,culture, religon,etc. | Origin | Not ethnic group |
| Facism | A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied | Nazism | Democracy |
| Foreign | Someone or something from outside of our country | International | National |
| GDP (Gross Domestic Product) | The total market value of the goods and services produced by a country during a specific year. | ||
| Globalization | Linking of nations through trade,information, technology, etc. | Proliferation | Nationalization |
| Holocaust | An act of mass destruction and loss of life | Extermination | |
| Human Capital | The skills, knowledge, and experiences possessed by an individual | Workers | Capital Goods |
| Imperialism | Policy of obtaining and occupying land to form an empire | Colonialism | |
| Inflatation | The rate at which the general level of prices of goods and services is rising | Boom | Decrease |
| Intervene | To come between people or groups | Divide | Connect |
| Liberate | Free form a situation | Save | Harm |
| Literacy | Ability to read and write | education | illetaracy |
| Monarchy | Type of government headed by a queen or king [monarch] | Soverginity | Democracy |
| Nationalize | To bring under ownership or control of a country's government. | Associate | Globalize |
| Natural Resources | Materials that occur in nature and can be used for economic use. | Raw materials | Manufactured goods |
| Outsource | Paying to have some of your company-work done by someone else (not and employee or company) | Source | Insource |
| Parliamentary democracy | Form of government in which the party with the greatest representation in the legislature forms the government | Republic | Presidential Democracy |
| Population density | Number of people per square mile | population | |
| Poverty | Lack of money | Poor | Wealth |
| Privatize | To move an industry to individual ownership | Municipalization | |
| Quota | A trade barrier that places a limit of the number of goods than can be imported | ||
| Reform | To make something better; Improve | Better | Revoulution |
| Regulations | Rules or laws | Laws | |
| Republic | Government system in which decisions are made by elected officials who represent the people | Parliamentary Democracy | Direct Democracy |
| Ally | A country or person that has joined with another country or person for a special purpose | Partner | Enemy |