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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