| A | B |
|---|
| Abundant | Ample supply, having more than enough. |
| Agriculture | Raising of livestock, farming and cultivating crops. |
| Arid | Dry, having too little rainfall to support vegetation. |
| Autocracy | Government by one person who has unlimited authority. |
| Barter | The exchange of one good for another. |
| Boycott | Refusal to use or buy something. |
| Capitalism | Economic system in which private owners control the production of goods and profit. |
| Cash Crop | Product grown to be sold for export. |
| Civilization | Advanced features of a society such as cities, special jobs, writing, and organized government and religion. |
| Colonize | To take over, rule or set up territory in another nations. |
| Commonwealth | A former British colony that still accepts the British monarch as head of state. |
| Communism | A totalitarian government in which a single authoritarian party controls state owned means of production. |
| Confederation | A group of confederates, especially states or nations, united for a common purpose. |
| Constitution | A set of laws that defines and limits a governments power. |
| Constitutional Monarchy | Form of government in which the king or queen is limited by a constitution. |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spread of one language and traditions from one group to another. |
| Culture | The language, religious beliefs, values customs, and other ways of life shared by a group of people. |
| Developed Nation | A country in which a great deal of manufacturing is carried out. |
| Developing Nation | A country that is working toward industrialization. |
| Dictatorship | A country, government or form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator. |
| Diversity | A mixture or variety of something. |
| Dominion | A self governing nation of the Commonwealth of Nations other than the United Kingdom that accepts the British monarch as chief of state. |
| Economics | The study of the way goods and services are produced and made available. |
| Elevation | Height above sea level. |
| Embargo | A ban on trade with another country for political reasons. |
| Entrepreneur | A person who is willing to take a risk to create a business to sell a new technique, idea or product. |
| Imperialism | The policy of taking over other countries and creating an empire. |
| Industrialization | To introduce industry into an area on a large scale. |
| Isthmus | A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas. |
| Migrate | To move from place to place, often in search of food or because of seasonal changes. |
| Monarchy | A form of government having a chief of state who inherits the position, rules for life, and holds powers varying from very limited to total (king and queen). |
| Militarism | The type of government that emphasizes military spending at the expense of its own people. |
| Monotheism | Belief in only one god. |
| Occupation | A persons way of making a living or the possession, settlement or use of land or property. |
| Oligarchy | A government in which a small group of people hold power. |
| Parliament | A national branch of government that has supreme legislative powers. |
| Polytheism | The belief in more than one god. |
| Population Density | The number of people per square mile. |
| President | The chief executive officer or the chief of state in a republic. |
| Prime Minister | The chief officer of a government. |
| Quota | A number limit on how many items of a particular product can be imported from a particular country. |
| Representative Democracy | A government in which the people are represented by elected leaders. |
| Republic | The type of government run by officials who represent the people being governed. |
| Socialism | A theory or social organization that advocates the vesting ownership and control of the means of production and distribution of capital, land, etc. in the community as a whole (example: Sweden) |
| Suppress | To put down, forbid or censor something |
| Surplus | More than is needed |
| Tariff | A tax that is added to the value of goods that are imported. |
| Totalitarianism | A form of government in which every part of the people’s lives are controlled by the government. |
| Union | Something formed by combining of parts or members. |
| Unitary | relating to or characterized by or aiming toward unity |
