Flashcards
Social Studies Vocab Review
Cards in this deck (37)
- 1Arable Landland that is suitable for farming
- 2AnimismThe belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.
- 3BasinA generally flat region surrounded by higher land such as mountains and plateaus
- 4BirthrateThe annual number of births per 1,000 people
- 5BuddhismA religion based on the teachings of the Buddha that developed in India in 500's BC
- 6CanalA human-made waterway
- 7ChristianityA major world religion based on the teachings of Jesus
- 8ClimateA regions average weather conditions over a long period of time
- 9ColonyA territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land
- 10Command EconomyAn economic system in which the central government makes all economic decisions
- 11CommunismA political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country
- 12CultureThe set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common
- 13Cultural diffusionThe spread of culture traits from one region to another
- 14DeforestationThe clearing of trees
- 15DeltaA landform at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits
- 16DemocracyA form of government in which the people elect leaders and rule by majority
- 17DynastyA series of rulers from the same family
- 18EmpireLand with different territories and peoples under a single rule
- 19Ethnic GroupA group of people who share a common culture and ancestry
- 20ExportsItems sent to other regions for trade
- 21GlobalizationThe process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other through culture and trade
- 22Gross Domestic Product (GDP)The value of all goods and services produced within a country in a single year
- 23HinduismThe main religion of India; It teaches that everything is a part of a universal spirit called Brahman
- 24ImperialismAn attempt to dominate a country's government, trade, and culture.
- 25IrrigationA way of supplying water to an area of land
- 26IslamA religion based on the messages that Muhammad is believed to have received from god
- 27JudaismThe religion of the Hebrews( practice by Jews today) It is the world's oldest monotheistic religion.
- 28LandlockedCompletely surrounded b land with no direct access to the ocean
- 29Market EconomyAn economic system based on free trade and competition
- 30MigrationThe movement of people from one place to live in another
- 31MonotheismThe belief in only one god
- 32Natural ResourceAny material in nature that people use and value
- 33Non-renewableA resource that cannot be replaced naturally; coal and petroleum are examples.
- 34Physical geographyThe study of the worlds physical features- It's landform, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants
- 35PolytheismThe worship of many gods
- 36Renewable resourceA resource that earth replaces naturally such as water, soil, trees, plants, and animals
- 37TariffA fee a country charges on imports and exports