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Module 1 Essentials 2018-2019 (Shafer/Sheesley)

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Location   One of the 5 themes of geography. Where something is. Ex. 115 N 113 W  
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Place   One of the 5 themes of geography. Describes physical or human characteristics. What makes somewhere different. Ex. Whitehall MS  
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Human Environment Interaction   One of the 5 themes of geography. The way people interact and change their surroundings. Ex. Hoover Dam or White Lake Channel.  
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Movement   One of the 5 themes of geography. Mobility of goods/people/ideas. Ex. Trade or highway system.  
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Regions   One of the 5 themes of geography. Areas defined by certain unifying characteristics. Ex. Great Lakes or Mediterranean  
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Job Specialization   Focusing on a particular job. Ex. Doctors who specialize in one thing.  
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Land forms   Natural features of land surface. Ex. Lakes and mountains.  
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Empire   Land that exists outside a country's geographic boundaries. Ex. Great Britain controlled India and Australia.  
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Inflation   A rise in prices.  
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Dictator   A leader with absolute power and control of a country. Ex. Hitler, Stalin, Napolean  
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Veto   Means "I forbid"-to block a bill or action. A power that is given to the president.  
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Republic   A type of government where citizens vote to select their leaders. Ex. USA  
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Blockade   To cut off an area from getting needed supplies. Ex. Spartas blockade of Athens.  
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Plague   Deadly disease that wiped out 1/4 of European population. Called the black death.  
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Nomad   A person who has no single, settled home. Moves from place to place.  
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Surplus   More of a thing or product than is needed.  
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Civilization   A society with cities, a central government, and workers who specialize in certain jobs.  
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Social Classes   A group of people with similar backgrounds, wealth, and a way of living. Ranking of people within a society. Ex. slaves, priests, etc..  
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Scribes   A professional writer.  
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Mesopotamia   Ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in SW Asia.  
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Polytheism   The belief in many gods. Ex, Egyptians have a sun god and river god.  
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Famine   A time when there is so little food that many people starve.  
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Monotheism   The belief in one god.  
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Dynasty   A family of rulers  
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Reincarnation   Rebirth of a soul in the body of another living thing.  
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Peasants   Lowest class of most societies, typically involved in farming.  
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Population Density   How crowded an area is or the number of people per square mile.  
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Migration   To move from one place to settle(live) in another.  
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Continent   Any of the main large land areas of the earth.(7) Ex. Europe, Asia, Africa  
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Country   The whole land, or the people, of a region. Ex. United States  
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Civil Service   All those employed in government administration or have a government job.  
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Currency   The kind of money used be a group or nation.  
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Peninsula   An area of land nearly surrounded by water.  
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Aristocrats   A member of a rich and powerful family.  
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Democracy   A form of government in which citizens govern themselves or representatives elected by the people.  
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Hemisphere   One half of the earth.  
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Latitude   The distance north or south of the equator.  
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Longitude   The distance east or west of the prime meridian.  
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Corruption   the use of power for personal gain; often times illegal  
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Diplomacy   relationships and negotiations between countries  
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Free Market   removal of trade barriers; no trade restrictions  
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Globalization   process of interaction among people, companies and governments of trade, jobs, and money. Ex. Ford Motor Company having factories in Mexico.  
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Sanctions   a penalty for disobeying a law or rule  
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Domestic   within one's country or home  
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International   takes place among nations; not within a country  
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Market economy   economy in which individual consumers and producers make all economic decisions  
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Opportunity Cost   cost of what you have to give up when making a choice  
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Annual   Something that happens yearly (every year)  
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Outsourcing   sending tasks to be done by workers outside of a company or country. Ex. computer job moves to India  
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