Basic Geography E Flashcards
(22 cards)
economics
study of how people meet their wants and needs
ecosystem
group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment for survival
ecotourism
tourism that focuses on the environment and seeks to minimize environmental impact
electronic fraud
unfair elections in which one group controls the results to gain power
elevation
height above sea level
emigrate
to migrate out of a place
empire
state containing several countries or territories
English Bill of Rights
an act passed in 1689 that limited the power of the English monarch and increased Parliament’s power
Enlightenment
a period during the 1600’s and 1700’s when scholars studied culture and society by applying reason and natural laws
entrepreneur
person who organizes and manages his or her own business
entrepreneurship
starting a business
epic
long poem of adventure and conflict
equinox
point at which, everywhere on Earth, days and nights are nearly equal in length
erosion
process in which water, ice or wind remove rock and soil
ethics
beliefs about what is right and wrong
ethnic cleansing
attempt to create an area with only one ethnic group by removing or attacking other ethnic groups
ethnocentrism
attitude that one’s own social or cultural group is better than all others
European Union
economic and political partnership among member nations
evacuate
to move to another area
evaporation
process in which a liquid changes to a gas
export
good or service produced within a country and sold outside the country’s
extended family
family that includes parents, children, and other family members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
