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Social Studies
6th Grade
10/02/2013

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ANTHROPOLOGY
Definition
THE STUDY OF HOW PEOPLE HAVE DEVELOPED AND LIVE IN CULT GROUPS
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ARCHAEOLOGY
Definition
THE STUDY OF THE PAST CULTURES THROUGH THE THINGS THAT REMAIN SUCH AS BUILDING, TOOLS OR POTTERY
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LATITUDE
Definition
RUNS EAST AND WEST AROUND THE EARTH
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MONARCHY
Definition
GOVERNMENT IN WHICH A KING OR A QUEEN OR EMPEROR HAS SUPREME POWER.
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DEMOCRACY
Definition
A GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE
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LONGITUDE
Definition
RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH AROUND THE EARTH
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GEOGRAPHY
Definition
THE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL FEATURES, CLIMATE AND PEOPLE
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HEMISPHERE
Definition
HALF OF THE EARTH
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ECONOMY
Definition
THE PEOPLE USE AND MANAGE RESORCES
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SOCIOLOGIST
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A PERSON WHO STUDIES INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN SOCIETY
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LOCATION
Definition
A PARTICULAR PLACE OR POSITION
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CLIMATE
Definition
THE AVERAGE WATHER CONDITIONS OF A PLACE OVER A LONG SPAN OF TIME
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REGION
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AN AREA ON EARTH WITH COMMON PHYSICAL FEATURES
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GOVERNMENT
Definition
A BODY OF A NATION, STATE OR COMMUNITY
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LOCATION
Definition
AN ACTUAL PLACE OR NATURAL SETTING
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EQUATOR
Definition
AN IMAGINARY LINE GOING EAST TO WEST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EARTH
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PRIME MERIDIAN
Definition
0 DEGREES LONGITUDE
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PRIMARY SOURCE
Definition
PHOTOGRAPH, PAINTING, LETTER OR RECORDING, OR DOCUMENT
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SECONDARY SOURCE
Definition
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRY ABOUT THE SAME EVENT
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EXHIBIT
Definition
TO SHOW IN PUBLIC. (an artist collection)
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IMMIGRANT
Definition
A PERSON WHO COMES INTO A COUNTRY TO LIVE THERE. (my mom:)
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LOFTY
Definition
VERY TALL OR HIGH.
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PEDESTAL
Definition
A BASE OR SUPPORT ON WHICH SOMETHING STANDS
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PERSECUTE
Definition
TO TREAT CRUELLY OR HARSHLY. (because of someone's political, religious or other differences.)
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POVERTY
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POOR
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UNVEIL
Definition
TO UNCOVER SOMETHING
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AFFECTION
Definition
A FOND OR TENDER FEELING
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APPEAL
Definition
TO MAKE A REQUEST: TO ASK.
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CLASP
Definition
TO GRAB OR HOLD TIGHTLY
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CONSPICUOUS
Definition
EASILY SEEN. (his hight made him CONSPICUOUS in a crowd)
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CONTRIBUTE
Definition
TO GIVE.
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DECLARE
Definition
TO STATE SOMETHING. TO MAKE SOMETHING KNOWN
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ELOQUENT
Definition
SOMEONE WHO IS SKILLED AT SPEAKING OR WRITING. (the power to move people)
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SYNONYM
Definition
THE SAME
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ANTONYM
Definition
OPPOSITE
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