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| geography | The study of people, their environments, and their resources. |
| hemisphere | Half circles. Half of the world or globe. (N,S,E,W) |
| latitude | Lines that run parallel to the equator, and measure the distance north and south of the equator. |
| Equator | Zero degrees latitude. Divides the world into northern and southern hemispheres. |
| longitude | Lines that intersect at the poles and measure east and west of the prime meridian. |
| Prime Meridian | Zero degrees longitude. Divides the world into eastern and western hemispheres. |
| migraiton | Moving from one place to another. |
| trade | The exchange or movement of goods between areas. |
| imports | Goods brought into an area. |
| exports | Goods sent out of an area. |
| interdependence | The dependence of countries on the goods, resources, and ideas of one another. |
| topography | The physical features of a place or region. |
| climate | Weather of a given place over a long period of time. |
| weather | Daily temperature and precipitaion. |
| precipitation | Rain, sleet, snow, etc. |
| culture | A people's way of life. |
| cultural diversity | Differences within a culture. |
| cultural diffusion | The exchange of ideas between cultures. |
| ethnocentrism | Juding another culture based on the standards of your own. "Your culture is the best." |
| region | An area unified by characteristics. |
| archaeologist | A person who studies objects left by cultures and early peoples. |
| anthropologist | People who study cultural and physical characteristics of human ancestors and cultures. |
| assimilation | When a smaller group or culture blends in with a larger group or culture. |
| pluralism | When a small distinct group lives within a larger group or culture. |
| society | A group working together for survival. |
| standard of living | A degree of comfort and well being that a person or country enjoys. |
| Paleolithic | The old stone age, characterized by small groups of hunters and gatherers. |
| Neolithic Revolution | The new stone age characterized by new agricultural methods that led to tremendous changes in peoples lifestyles. |
| domesticate | Tamed for human purposes. |
| agriculture | Farming |
| prehistoric | Before humans developed writing. |
| irrigation | Moving water with ditches to fields for farming. |
| cuneiform | Sumerian written language that began as pictograms and developed into complex symbols. |
| monsoons | Seasonal winds that affect climate and patterns of life. |
| Mandate of Heaven | A chinese belief that the authority to rule came from Heaven. |
| government | A society's laws and political institutions. |
| Hammurabi's Code | The first set of codified laws that used an "eye for an eye" justice system. |
| democracy | A form of government in which the people have the power. |
| republic | A form of democratic government in which people vote for representatives. |
| monarhy | A form of government in which a king or queen has absolute power based on divine right. |
| dictatorship | A form of goverment in which the leader(s) rule by force. |
| theocracy | A form of government in which the political leader is also the religious leader. |
| socialism | An economy in which the people share the means of production. |
| communism | A form of government in which the the state controls every aspect of a citizens life. |
| economy | A system of how people use limited resources to satisfy their needs. (Money, commerce, trade) |
| traditional | An economy in which people produce only what they need to survive, based on the way "things have always been done." |
| market | An economy in which individuals decide what to produce based on what consumers will buy. |
| command | An economy in which the government makes all of the important economic decisions. |
