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World Cultures 6th grade
Fall Review
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History
6th Grade
12/17/2012

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History
Definition
Record of the past.
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Government
Definition
People and groups within a society.
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Geography
Definition
The study of people, places, and environment.
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Economics
Definition
Study of money and the buying and selling of goods
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Culture
Definition
Beliefs and customs of people.
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Culture traits
Definition
A belief shared by a culture.
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Culture region
Definition
An area in the world that has about the same culture.
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Globalization of culture
Definition
spreading culture around the world
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Multiculturalism
Definition
acceptance of many cultures
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Melting Pot
Definition
a nickname of the US - blending of many cultures
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Christianity
Definition
Religion that believes in Jesus
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Judaism
Definition
Monotheistic religion that was founded by Abraham and followers are called Jews
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Islam
Definition
Monotheistic religion that believes that Mohammed is the prophet.
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Hinduism
Definition
religion developed in ancient India. Believe in reincarnation
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Location
Definition
Where it is
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Movement
Definition
Who and what have come and gone
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Place
Definition
Characteristics such as climate, soil, land use
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Region
Definition
What is it similar to
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Human-Environment Interaction
Definition
How people have changed and been changed
by the natural world
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Absolute Location
Definition
the exact spot on earth that a place can be found. Uses coordinates
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Relative Location
Definition
The location of one's place in relation to another place
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Cartographer
Definition
map maker
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Physical map
Definition
shows physical landforms
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Political map
Definition
shows political divisions ex countries
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Push factors
Definition
reasons why people leave a place - poverty, war, unrest
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Pull factors
Definition
reasons people want to move to a place - education, money, freedom
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Transportation barrier
Definition
a geographic feature that prevents or slows down transportation
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Transportation corridor
Definition
a path that makes transportation easier
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Migrate
Definition
to move from one area to settle in antoher
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Barriers to movement
Definition
natural barriers such as canyons, mountains, rivers
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Compass rose
Definition
shows north, south, east and west on a map
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Hemisphere
Definition
half of the earth
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Equator
Definition
0 degree line of latitude that divides the world into two hemisphers
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Prime Meridian
Definition
0 degree line of longitude; splits the earth in two
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Latitude
Definition
imaginary lines that run north and south on the earth.
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Longitude
Definition
imaginary lines that run east and west on the earth.
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Agriculture Industry
Definition
prepare and process raw materials
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Manufacture Industry
Definition
turn raw materials into product
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Service Industry
Definition
do not make or consume goods. Help
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Information Industry
Definition
pass on information
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Entrepreneur
Definition
owner of a place
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Labor Resources
Definition
the people used
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Natural Resources
Definition
the raw materials used to create goods
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Capital Resources
Definition
the tools to get the job done
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Command Economy
Definition
Government control of resources, production, and pricing
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Traditional Economy
Definition
Determined by social and cultural customs. Allocation of resources, goods, and services may be determined by local leaders.
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Scarcity
Definition
conflict between people's desires and their limited resources
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Competition
Definition
rivalry among businesses to sell goods to consumers and make the greatest profit
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Economic Indicators
Definition
statistics that show how a country's economy is doing
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High Level of Development
Definition
high = educated and wealthy, technology
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GDP
Definition
tells how well a country’s economy is doing
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Literacy Rate
Definition
how many read and write
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Life Expectancy
Definition
how long people are expected to live
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Economy
Definition
Exchange of money, goods, and/or services
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Trade Barriers
Definition
restrict trade through tariffs to keep other countries from competing
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Tariffs
Definition
tax on imported goods
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NAFTA
Definition
reduce trade barriers between US, Canada, and Mexico
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Democracy
Definition
A form of government in which ruling power is in the hands of the people)
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Tyranny
Definition
A form of government in which ruling power is in the hands of a person who has gained power by promising the poor people that he will do good things for them, so they will support him. )
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Monarchy
Definition
A form of government in which ruling power is in the hands of one person who retains his power for life.
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Oligarchy
Definition
(A form of government, which ruling power is in the hands of a few powerful people (usually the wealthy upper class.)
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Republic
Definition
(a form of government in which people rule through elected representatives.)
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Communisim
Definition
(an economic and political system in which property is owned collectively and labor is organized in a way that is supposed to benefit all people.)
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Dictatorship-
Definition
(A government whose leader has complete control over a country’s government).
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Constitutional Monarchy-
Definition
(A government headed by a king or queen who has little or no political power. The real power lies with a governing body of elected representatives and headed by a Prime Minister).
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Primary Industry
Definition
takes natural resources from the earth. Ex: (Logging, mining, fishing, agriculture (farming)
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Secondary Industry
Definition
makes products using natural resources Ex: (construction, factories, processing plants)
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Tertiary Industry
Definition
sells a product or provides a service Ex: (restaurants, supermarket, schools, hospitals)
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Quaternary Industry
Definition
gathers information then provides it to support other levels of industry Ex: ( research, survey companies, news, entertainment)
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Low level of development
Definition
poor economy, low literacy rates, poor services
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