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Years essential terms

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Where something is. 240*W 120* E   Location  
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A source or supply from which a benefit is produced   Resource  
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Plans governments have on how to handle situations   Policy  
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Someone who moves into country.   Immigrant  
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Countries with similar beliefs that support each other   Alliances  
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A dramatic change   Revolution  
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Groups between the rich and poor   Middle Class  
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A government with a king or queen   Monarchy  
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Land that produces a lot of food is called   Fertile  
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The ability to read and write   Literacy  
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Large scale production of food for sale   Commercial farming  
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A country that lacks technology   Undeveloped  
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Products sold to make a profit   Cash crops  
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Making only enough money or food for your families survival   Subsistence  
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Countries adding technology or industry   Developing  
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How long people live in an area   Life expectancy  
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Common characteristics of people in an area   Culture  
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Countries with technology and industry   Developed  
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To adapt something wild to human use   Domestication  
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Things people do to make money in an area   Economy  
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A person who invests money to start a business   Entrepreneur  
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A person who is a buyer of user of a product   Consumer  
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A person who makes and sells a product   Producer  
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A preference or prejudice   Bias  
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An overthrow (usually violent) of a government   Coup  
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The weather in an area over a long period of time   Climate  
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A map showing countries and boundaries   Political Map  
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A map showing landforms   Physical Map  
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Living in the city   Urban  
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Living outside the city   Rural  
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Information to sway someones beliefs. Often half truths or lies.   Propaganda  
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A lack of food or water   Famine  
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Characteristics of a location. What makes it different?   Place  
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The way people change their environment.   Human Environmental Interaction  
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Mobility of goods/people/ideas   Movement  
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Areas defined by unifying characteristics   Regions  
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Natural features on the Earth   Landforms  
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Land that is controlled outside a nations borders   Empire  
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An increase in prices   Inflation  
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A leader who has absolute power   Dictator  
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Deadly disease that wiped out much of Europe's population   Plague  
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A government in which people vote   Democracy  
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A person who has no single, settled home. Moves from place to place.   Nomad  
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More of a thing or product than is needed.   Surplus  
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A society with cities, a central government, and workers who specialize in certain jobs.   Civilization  
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A group of people with similar backgrounds, wealth, and a way of living. Ranking in society   Social Classes  
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A professional writer   Scribes  
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A time when there is so little food that many people starve   Famine  
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A family of rulers.   Dynasty  
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Re birth of a soul in the body of another living thing   Reincarnation  
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Lowest class of most societies - Typically involved in farming.   Peasants  
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How crowded an area is; the number of people per square mile.   Population Density  
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To move from one place to settle (live) in another.   Migration  
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The kind of money used by a group or nation.   Currency  
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