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Vocbulary Words
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17
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7th Grade
10/14/2012

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Term
Circumnavigation[image]
Definition

To travel around the world, or a large piece of land.

 

Synonym: Circulate around the world

Term
[image]Exploration
Definition

An act or instance of investigating or examining unknown regions for the purpose of discovery.

 

Synonym: Discovering

Term
Factor[image]
Definition

One of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation.

 

Synonym: Portion

Term
Geography[image]
Definition

The science of dealing with the earth's surface, shown in the character and arrangement of climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, and land use.

 

Synonym: Geology

Term
Politics [image]
Definition

The art or science of political government.

 

Synonym: Affairs of State

Term
Economy[image]
Definition

The management of the resources of a community or country, especially with a view to it's productivity.

 

Synonym: Market place

Term
Technology[image]
Definition

The branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means related to society, using science and the industrial arts to develop new ideas.

 

Synonym: Industrial Science

Term
Religion[image]
Definition

a set of beliefs about the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, often containing a moral code which governs human actions and conduct with relation to a higher power.

 

Synonym: Belief; Faith

Term
Proposition[image]
Definition

The act of offering or suggesting something to be considered accepted, adopted,or done.

 

Synonym: To offer

Term
Benefactor[image]
Definition

A person who confers or gives a benefit to another person; a kindly helper.

 

Synonym: Giver

Term
Globalization[image]
Definition

To extend to other or all parts of the globe to make it world wide by increasing the connectivity and interdependence of countries on one another.

 

Synonym: Spread

Term
Pandemic[image]
Definition

A diesease which is prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world.

 

Synonym: Sickness

 

Term
Exchange[image]
Definition

Something that is given or recieved on substitution for something else.

 

Synonym: trade

Term
Monopoly[image]
Definition

Excusive control of possesion of a commodity or service so that it makes it possible to manipulate the prices.

 

Synonym: Possessorship

Term
Affix and Roots[image]
Definition

pos: deposite, expose, position

 

Synonym: Base of a word

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