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10/21/2014

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Term
international Trades
Definition
The Exchange Of Goods Or Services Between,Or Among Nations
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Integration
Definition
The bringing of people of different racial or ethnic groups into
unrestricted and equal association
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International
Definition
between or among nations; having to do with the relations between
nations.
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Institutions
Definition
customs, practices, relationships, or behavioral patterns of importance in
the life of a community or society: the institutions of marriage and the family.
Established organizations or foundations that reflect the culture and beliefs of a people
Term
Habitat
Definition
a place where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows.
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Habitat
Definition
a place where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows.
Term
Households
Definition
individual or family units.
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Individual Rights
Definition
fundamental to American constitutional democracy is the belief
that individuals have certain basic rights that are not created by government but which
government should protect. These are the right to life, liberty, economic freedom, and
the pursuit of happiness. It is the purpose of government to protect these rights, and it
may not place unfair or unreasonable restraints on their exercise. Many of these rights
are enumerated in the Bill of Rights
Term
Income Taxes
Definition
taxes paid by households and business firms on the income they
receive.
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Indian Removal Act (1830)
Definition
Native Americans were forced to sign treaties agreeing to
move west of the Mississippi
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Individual choice
Definition
decisions made by people acting separately
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Kinship
Definition
the patterns and rules of relationship among people who are
linked or related to each other through shared descent from common ancestors
or through marriage.
Term
Landform
Definition
the shape, form, or nature of a specific physical feature of the earth’s
surface; e.g., plain, hill, valley, plateau, bay island
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