Study sets matching "social studies test vocabulary"
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democracy
justice
legislative
mayor
a form of government where every person gets a vote or say-so
using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals
the part of the government that makes the laws
a person who is elected to lead a city or town
democracy
a form of government where every person gets a vote or say-so
justice
using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals
landform
erosion
geography
climate map
a shape or feature on the earth's surface
the way wind or water wears away the land bit by bit
the study of people, places, and the earth
a map that shows the weather of an area over a long period of…
landform
a shape or feature on the earth's surface
erosion
the way wind or water wears away the land bit by bit
Acid rain
ally
autocracy
capital resources
is rain polluted by gases released into the air by the burning…
is a country or person that has joined with another country or…
is a government system where one leader holds complete power.
are man-made things we use to help us work, like factories, ma…
Acid rain
is rain polluted by gases released into the air by the burning…
ally
is a country or person that has joined with another country or…
plantation
Underground Railroad
sectionalism
compromise
A large farm, especially in the southern United States, that u…
Organized system for allowing slaves to escape the south.
Concern with local interests or distinctions, especially betwe…
When each side gives up a little to reach an agreement.
plantation
A large farm, especially in the southern United States, that u…
Underground Railroad
Organized system for allowing slaves to escape the south.
Geography
Conservation
Landforms
Mountain
The study of the earth and its people.
The protection of land, trees, and water.
The different shapes of the earth's surface.
The highest kind of landform.
Geography
The study of the earth and its people.
Conservation
The protection of land, trees, and water.
Maya(Mayas):
Indigenous:
latin:
symbols:
A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and elsewhere…
originating or ocurring naturally in a particular place; nativ…
a native of a country whose language developed from latin.
a mark or character used as a conventiontal representation of…
Maya(Mayas):
A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and elsewhere…
Indigenous:
originating or ocurring naturally in a particular place; nativ…
relate geography and history
table
rows
columns
understand how the context of a physical, political or other t…
a clear, well organized visual to present complex information
run across the table from left to right
run up and down the table from top to bottom
relate geography and history
understand how the context of a physical, political or other t…
table
a clear, well organized visual to present complex information
Philadelphia Convention
Republic
Branches of Government
Shays's Rebellion
G. Washington was the "first" to arrive, elected president of…
A state where the power is held by elected officials.
3 Branches; Executive: Carry out laws, made up of president; L…
Daniel Shays led group of farmers; attacked the courthouse; wa…
Philadelphia Convention
G. Washington was the "first" to arrive, elected president of…
Republic
A state where the power is held by elected officials.
Patriots
Loyalists
French and Indian War
The Proclamation of 1763
Americans who believed that the colonies had the right to gove…
Americans who felt loyal to Great Britain
Britain against the French for territory and power... 1756-1763 (…
King George III ordered that settlers had to stay east of the…
Patriots
Americans who believed that the colonies had the right to gove…
Loyalists
Americans who felt loyal to Great Britain
Latitude
Longitude
Non governmental organization
global warming
An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degre…
An organization that operates independently of any government…
An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphe…
Latitude
An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
Longitude
Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degre…
Conclude
Verify
Feudal System
Government
To come to an opinion or judgment about something
To prove that something is true
Government in the Middle Ages
A group of people with the power to make and enforce laws for…
Conclude
To come to an opinion or judgment about something
Verify
To prove that something is true
cartography
equator
geography
hemisphere
the production of maps
the parallel that is designated zero degree (0°) latitude, fro…
the study of the Earth and Earth's surface, including such ele…
one-half of the globe or Earth
cartography
the production of maps
equator
the parallel that is designated zero degree (0°) latitude, fro…
Federalism
Republic
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
The powers of government are shared between a central governme…
A system of government in which the citizens elect the represe…
First ten amendments to the Constitution protecting our indivi…
3 Parts:... 1) Confederation Congress is central to the national…
Federalism
The powers of government are shared between a central governme…
Republic
A system of government in which the citizens elect the represe…
Developed Countries
Xenocentrism
Intergenerational Trauma
HDI: Human Development Index
Countries with established economies, healthcare, education, a…
The belief that one's personal ethnic group is inferior to oth…
Effects of trauma that are transferred from the first generati…
A scale used to compare the social and economic development of…
Developed Countries
Countries with established economies, healthcare, education, a…
Xenocentrism
The belief that one's personal ethnic group is inferior to oth…
Rio Bravo (Rio Grande)
Penisula
Baja California
Gulf of Mexico
One of Mexico's few major rivers that forms part of the border…
A piece of land surrounded on 3 sides by water
A peninsula in western Mexico
A large gulf off the southeastern coast of North America
Rio Bravo (Rio Grande)
One of Mexico's few major rivers that forms part of the border…
Penisula
A piece of land surrounded on 3 sides by water
astrolabe
caravel
circumnavigate
colony
an instrument used in navigation
a small fast sailing ship created by the Portuguese
to travel completely around an object like the world
a settlement far away from the country that rules it
astrolabe
an instrument used in navigation
caravel
a small fast sailing ship created by the Portuguese
Columbian Exchange
The 3 G's
Conquistadors
Nicolaus Copernicus
The trading of goods, animals, diseases, and slaves from the "…
Gold, Glory, & God
Spanish explorers who explored for fame and fortune
proposed the heliocentric theory
Columbian Exchange
The trading of goods, animals, diseases, and slaves from the "…
The 3 G's
Gold, Glory, & God
annex
manifest destiny
mountain men
gold rush
attach or add
the belief that the United States should expand west to the Pa…
fur trapper in the West
a time when people left their jobs, farms, and homes in search…
annex
attach or add
manifest destiny
the belief that the United States should expand west to the Pa…
ballot
campaign
candidate
debate
a list of people trying to get elected
when people act together to try to get a candidate elected
a person trying to get elected
a formal meeting where the candidates discuss and argue about…
ballot
a list of people trying to get elected
campaign
when people act together to try to get a candidate elected
diagram
Constitution of the United States
summarize
compare
a graphic that shows the relationships that exist between piec…
The document which established the present federal government…
Tell in your own words what a passage is about including only…
Find likenesses
diagram
a graphic that shows the relationships that exist between piec…
Constitution of the United States
The document which established the present federal government…