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Agriculture
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working the land in order to grow crops; farming
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Arable
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land suitable for growing crops
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Area
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amount of surface within given limits, as in square miles of a country's limits
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Birth rate
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number of births occurring in a given population in a given period of time
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Border
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on a map, lines of separation between countries
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Cardinal directions
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N, S, E, W
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Cash Crop
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crops that are grown to be sold for profit
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Commercial farming
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farming that sells goods at competitive prices
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Communism
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government owns, and runs most businesses and ofter decides where people live and work - example, China, Cuba, North Korea
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Culture
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customs, beliefs, and way of life of a group of people
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Currency
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Money
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Currency exchange rate
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value of a particular type of money compared from one country to another
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Debt
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something that is owed to another
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Democracy
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government ruled by the people - Greece was the first democracy
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Dictator
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single, controlling ruler of a nation - example Saddam Hussein
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Drought
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an extended dry period with very little rain
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Earthquake
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powerful forces produced by movements within the Earth's crust
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Economy
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sum total of goods and services and consumption of wealth of a nation
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Equator
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imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres
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Erosion
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the wearing away of land by water, wind, ice and other forces
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Ethnic group
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a group of people having distinctive characteristics in common, such as language, religion, culture, history, race, or national origin
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Export
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to carry, send, or sell products to another country
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Famine
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starvation; hunger
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Geography
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study of the earth
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Human region
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an area of human activity
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Import
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to bring products into the country; to buy products from another country
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Indigenous
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natural or native to an area
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Industry
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manufacturing concerns of a nation
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Irrigation
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supplying water to the land for the purpose of growing crops
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Longitude lines
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lines that run north/south on a map
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Life expectancy
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average length of life of an individual in a particular country
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Literacy rate
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in a particular country, number of people over the age of 15 who can read and write
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Latitude lines
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lines that run east/west on a map
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Manufacturing
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the making of a product
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Map Key
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section of a map, often in a box, that tells what each map symbol means
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Monarchy
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government headed by a king or queen
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Representative democracy
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in a democracy, people are elected to represent the citizens - example, United States
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Rural
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relating to living on a farm or village; opposite of urban
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Subsistence farming
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farming that supplies only enough food to feed the family
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Suffrage
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right to vote
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Tariff
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tax on imported goods
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Terrain
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shape of the land
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Urban
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relating to living in a city; opposite of rural
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Urbanization
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changing or moving from rural to the cities
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