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Social Studies Unit 1
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7th Grade
09/02/2010

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Imperialism
Definition
To dominate or control a country politically, economically, or culturally.
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Westernization
Definition
To adopt western culture
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Nationalism
Definition
Pride in ones country
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Political stability

Economic difference

Education

Debt

Definition
Modernization
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Population explosion
Definition
When The Population Count Explodes High
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Population density
Definition
Average number of people living in an area of specific size.
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United Nation
Definition
Member nation promise to preserve peace and solve global social issues
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World Bank
Definition
Offers loans and advice to developing nations
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International Monetary Fund 
Definition
Supervises world financial markets, sets exchange rates, and creates economic partnerships between nations.
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Global Concerns
Definition

Wars

Drug Trade

Terrorism 

Enviroment

Human Rights

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Location

Place

Interaction

Movement

Region

Definition
5 Themes of Geography
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Place
Definition
Determined by physical and human characteristics.
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Interaction
Definition
Each time we interact with the environment we change it somehow.
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Movement
Definition
As people move so do goods and services as well as ideas and cultures.
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Region
Definition
Defining a country by either its physical characteristics or by its political, cultural, and economic features.
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Culture
Definition
To understand all the things that make up a peoples entire way of life.
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