Social Studies Words to Know II

Galaxy Combo (United States of America)
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  1. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
  2. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  3. fossil
    the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age
  4. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
  5. renewable
    capable of being replaced
  6. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  7. basin
    a bowl-shaped vessel used for holding food or liquids
  8. volcano
    a fissure in the earth's crust through which gases erupt
  9. product
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
  10. bay
    an indentation of a shoreline smaller than a gulf
  11. hemisphere
    half of a round, three-dimensional shape
  12. tectonic
    pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust
  13. geography
    study of the earth's surface
  14. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
  15. accent
    special importance or significance
  16. rural
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life
  17. suburban
    relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs
  18. elevation
    distance of something above a reference point
  19. agriculture
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  20. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  21. boundary
    the line indicating the limit or extent of something
  22. religion
    a strong belief in supernatural powers that control destiny
  23. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  24. population
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
  25. metropolitan
    relating to or characteristic of a large urban area
  26. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
  27. urban
    relating to a city or densely populated area
  28. temperate
    not extreme
  29. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water
  30. monument
    a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
  31. legislative
    relating to a lawmaking assembly
  32. legislative branch
    the part of the government that makes laws
  33. branch
    a division of a stem arising from the main stem of a plant
  34. industry
    the action of making of goods and services for sale
  35. executive
    a person responsible for the administration of a business
  36. executive branch
    part of U.S. government responsible for carrying out laws
  37. judicial
    expressing careful judgment
  38. judicial branch
    part of the government that administers justice
  39. statue
    a sculpture representing a human or animal
  40. liberty
    freedom of choice
  41. district
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  42. opportunity
    a possibility from a favorable combination of circumstances
  43. forest
    a large, densely wooded area filled with trees and plants
  44. textile
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting fibers
  45. coal
    fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter
  46. ridge
    a long narrow natural elevation or striation
  47. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
  48. producer
    someone who manufactures something
  49. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  50. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  51. right
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
  52. scarcity
    a small and inadequate amount
  53. export
    sell or transfer abroad
  54. boycott
    refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization
  55. hub
    central part of a car wheel through which the axle passes
  56. center
    an area that is in the middle of some larger region
  57. peninsula
    a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
  58. ethnic
    distinctive of the ways of living of a group of people
  59. research
    a seeking for knowledge
  60. tourism
    the business of providing services to travelers for pleasure
  61. transportation
    the act of moving something from one location to another
  62. communication
    the activity of conveying information
  63. bayou
    a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake
  64. wage
    payment for work
  65. superior
    of high quality or performance
  66. elevate
    raise from a lower to a higher position
  67. canal
    long and narrow strip of water for boats or for irrigation
  68. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  69. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
  70. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
  71. canyon
    a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
  72. reservoir
    lake used to store water for community use
  73. conservation
    careful management of the environment and natural resources
  74. mission
    an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
  75. extinct
    no longer in existence
  76. plateau
    a relatively flat raised area of land
  77. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  78. valley
    a long depression in the surface of the land
  79. hot
    having a high or higher than desirable temperature
  80. irrigation
    the act of supplying dry land with water by artificial means
  81. geyser
    a spring that discharges hot water and steam
  82. wilderness
    a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
  83. reservation
    the act of setting aside for some future occasion
  84. arctic
    extremely cold
  85. pacific
    disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature
  86. pearl
    a smooth round structure in the shell of a clam or oyster
  87. harbor
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  88. salmon
    any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters
  89. migrant
    traveler who moves from one region or country to another
  90. constitution
    the act of forming or establishing something
  91. election
    a vote choosing the winner of a position or political office
  92. interdependence
    a relation between entities that rely on each other
  93. democracy
    the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  94. volunteer
    a person who performs work done by choice
  95. prosperity
    the condition of having good fortune
  96. citizen
    a native or naturalized member of a state
  97. shield
    armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
  98. representative
    serving to typify
  99. isthmus
    a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
  100. province
    the territory in an administrative district of a nation
  101. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
  102. profit
    the advantageous quality of being beneficial
  103. import
    bring in from abroad
  104. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
  105. free enterprise
    an economy relying on market forces to allocate resources
  106. enterprise
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
  107. alliance
    the state of being joined in an association or coalition
  108. treaty
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  109. governmental
    relating to affairs or structure of politics or the state
  110. ally
    a friendly nation
  111. immigration
    movement of people into a country or area
  112. international
    concerning or belonging to two or more countries
  113. market economy
    an economy that relies on market forces to determine prices
  114. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
Created on Sun Nov 10 15:57:35 EST 2013 (updated Mon Nov 11 14:06:02 EST 2013)

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