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| communism | an economic and political system in which the government owns or controls almost all of the facilities and resources necessary to make products |
| delta | the landform at the mouth of a river created by deposits of sediment |
| capitalism | an economic system based on free enterprise in which resources,industries, and businesses are owned by private individuals |
| equinox | one of two times each year when the Earth's polar axis is not pointed toward or away from the sun,but it is at a 90 degree angle to the sun |
| latifundia | a land system ,introduced by Europeans to South America in which tenant farmers work part of an estate in exchange for food;the estates themselves |
| ethnocentrism | a form of cultural bias in which people use their own culture and experiences as a point of reference from which to make statements about other cultures |
| tertiary industry | an economic activity that provides services to primary and secondary industries and to consumers. Also known as a service industry |
| guerrilla | a person who fights as a member of an armed band and takes part in irregular warfare, such as harassment and raids. |
| insastructure | facilities and structures;roads,bridges,power plants that are neededto build industries and move goods in and out of a country |
| estuary | a semi-enclosed costal body of water where seawater and freshwater mix |
| cartel | a group of business organizations that agree to limit supplies of a product and thereby control prices. |
| lithosphere | the solid surface of the planet that forms the continents and the ocean floor. |
| rotation | the act of turning around on an axis, which takes 24 hours |
| revolution | the orbit of an object in space; the orbit of earth around the sun,which takes one Earth year |
| landlocked | completley surrounded by land, with no access to the ocean |
| isthmus | a narroe neck of land that acts as a bridge to connect two larger bodies of land |
| permafrost | water below the tundra surface that remains frozen throghout the year |
| climate | weather conditions in an area averaged over a long period of time |
| coup | an overthrow of an existing governmaent by another political party or military group |
| solstice | one of two times each year when Earth's polar axis points at it's greatest angle, toward or away from the sun |
| weather | the condition of the atmosphere at a given place and time |
