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Absolute Location

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A pin point location to help find something.

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Relative Location

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Describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places.

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Place

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Gives a clear diacritics of the Human and physical characteristics.

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Human Environment Interaction

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Describes how humans interact with the ecosystem in both positive and negative ways. It also describes how they adjust and adapt to the environment and how they adjust the environment itself.

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Movement

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The theme that studies movement and migration across the planet.

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Formal Region

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Those that are designated by official boundaries, such as cities, states, counties, and countries.

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Functional Region

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Defined by their connections.

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Vernacular Region

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Are perceived regions, such as “The South,” “The Midwest,” or the “Middle East;” they have no formal boundaries but are understood in our mental maps of the world.

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Civilization

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The stage of human development and organization that is considered most advanced. For example, town, city , country.

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City State

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An independant city within boundaries.

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Polytheism

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THE BELIEF IN MORE THAN ONE GOD

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Civilization

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The stage of human development and organization that is considered most advanced. For example, town, city , country.

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City State

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An independant city within boundaries.

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Autocracy

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IS A GOVERNMENT IN WHICH ONE PERSON HAS ALL THE POWER. TWO TYPES - A MONARCHY AND A DICTATORSHIP

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Monarchy

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A KING OR QUEEN RULES A COUNTRY. MONARCHY USUALLY COME TO POWER THROUGH A FAMILY LINE. “IN OLD TIMES” MONARCH HELD ALL THE POWER AND HAD FINAL SAY OVER GOVERNMENT. “IN MODERN TIMES” USUALLY SHARE POWER WITH OTHER PARTS OF GOVERNMENT.

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Dictatorship

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A FORM OF GOVERNMENT WHERE ONE LEADER HAS ABSOLUTE CONTROL OVER CITIZENS LIVES.

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Representative Democracy

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CITIZENS ELECT LEADERS TO REPRESENT THEIR RIGHTS AND INTERESTS IN GOVERNMENT. CITIZENS HOLD THE ULTIMATE POWER- THEY ELECT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

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Direct Democracy

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THERE ARE NO REPRESENTATIVES. CITIZENS ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE “DAY TO DAY GOVERNING THE COUNTRY. BEST EXAMPLE IS ANCIENT GREECE. NOT PRACTICAL IN MODERN DAY.

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Oligarchy

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GREEK WORD THAT MEANS “RULE BY A FEW” OFTEN A ONE POLITICAL PARTY—ONE SOCIAL CLASS–ONE RACE

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Junta

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A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE -USUALLY MILITARY OFFICERS- WHO RULE COUNTRY AFTER TAKING IT BY FORCE.

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Anarchy

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NOBODY IN CONTROL. OR EVERYONE IS. A STATE BEFORE GOVERNMENT WAS CREATED. A TRANSITION TO GET TO A NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

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Issue

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Is not an event: is on going: has long term affects: is something we can do something about: has two or more sides

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Scarcity

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Limited recourses

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Domestic

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Having to do with the internal affairs of a country

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Imports
Goods brought in from a foreign country for trade or sale
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Export
Goods shipped out of one country for trade or sale with and from
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Recourses
Things of value and efforts used to produce goods and services
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Capital
Man made recourses used to produce other goods and services
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Entrepreneurship
The willingness to assume the risks of organizing and coordinating resources to produce goods and services
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Land
Gifts of nature
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Labor
All human effort including the knowledge and skills used in the production of goods and services
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Theocracy
A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH PRIESTS RULE IN THE NAME OF A GOD OR GODS
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Public Policy
A DEFINITE COURSE OR METHOD OF ACTION DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OR GOALS OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE.(US GOVERNMENT-OR YOUR FAMILY)
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Incentive
REWARDS FOR BEHAVIOR
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Disincentive
DETERRENT OR PUNISHMENT FOR BEHAVIOR
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Choice
CHOOSING IS REFUSING, SCARCITY CAUSES US TO CHOOSE.
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Rational choice
CHOOSING IN OWN BEST INTEREST, AS YOU PERCEIVE THEM
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Cost or opportunity cost
HIGHEST VALUE ALTERNATIVE. THE VALUE OF THE NEXT BEST CHOICE.
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GATT
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE CREATED IN 1947 BY 23 COUNTRIES. THESE COUNTRIES HOPED THAT FREER TRADE WOULD HELP THEM GROW AND PROSPER. REPLACED BY GATT
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Nafta
NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT THAT BEGAN IN 1994 AMONG USA, CANADA, AND MEXICO. DESIGNED TO REMOVE MOST TRADE BARRIERS BETWEEN THESE COUNTRIES, ESPECIALLY FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
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Wto
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION REPLACED GATT AND NOW COVERS SERVICES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS SUCH AS COMPUTER SOFTWARE. AS OF MARCH 2013 159 COUNTRIES BELONG TO WTO
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Standards
ARE LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT COUNTRIES USE TO RESTRICT IMPORTS
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Embargo
WHEN ONE NATION PROHIBITS TRADE WITH ANOTHER, OFTEN FOR POLITICAL REASONS
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Tariff
A tax on imports
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Subsidy
-PAYMENTS MADE TO DOMESTIC BUSINESS TO HELP THEM COMPETE WITH FOREIGN BUSINESSES
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Quota
A LIMIT ON THE AMOUNT OF GOODS THAT CAN BE IMPORTED
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Specialization
WHEN PRODUCTION IS CONCENTRATED ON PRODUCING ONLY THOSE GOODS AND SERVICES: LAND, LABOR, CAPITAL, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
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Value
BASED ON TASTES & PREFERENCES. THE GREATER THE SUPPLY THE LOWER THE PRICE
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Price
WILLINGNESS OF BUYER AND ABILITY OF THE BUYER TO PURCHASE A PRODUCT.
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Cost/Benefit analysis
COMPARES BENEFITS GENERATED BY AN ACTIVITY WITH ITS OPPORTUNITY COST. THE RULE IS BENEFITS EXCEED COSTS THAN THE ACTIVITY IS GOOD AND SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN.
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Demand
THE DIFFERENT QUANTITIES OF A RESOURCE, GOOD, OR SERVICE THAT WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE AT VARIOUS PRICES DURING A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD (WILLINGNESS AND ABILITY TO PURCHASE GOODS AND SERVICES FOR A PARTICULAR PRICE)
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Supply
IS THE DIFFERENT QUANTITIES OF A RESOURCE, GOOD, OR SERVICE THAT WILL BE OFFERED FOE SALE AT VARIOUS POSSIBLE PRICES DURING A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD (QUANTITY OF A PRODUCT PRODUCERS ARE WILLING TO PROVIDE AT A PARTICULAR PRICE)
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Cuneiform
DENOTING OR RELATING TO THE WEDGE SHAPED CHARACTERS USED IN ANCIENT WRITING SYSTEMS OF MESOPOTAMIA, PERSIA, AND UGARIT. IT SURVIVES VIA CLAY TABLETS
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Empire
A group of lands under one ruler
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Delta
Something located a mouth of a river
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Free market economy
The system of buying and selling foods in which the citizens of a country are permitted to determine prices and sell products without interference by the government . Like Hong Kong
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Mixed economy
An economic system that allows for economic freedoms of capitalism with government regulations that attempt to achieve social aims of the government. The US and the UK are example
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Command economy
An economic system where economic decisions are planned out in detail by a central government. The plan is implemented laws and directions. Examples of command economies are Cuba and North Korea.
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Traditional Economy
An economic system that is based on agriculture, fishing and hunting. It is guided by cultural tradition and may use bartering instead of money. Most traditional economies operate in developing countries.
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Communism
A form of government in which there is no private property and wages and prices are controlled
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Agriculture
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Cabinet
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Common wealth
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Constitution
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