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Global I Vocabulary Cards Set 1
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History
9th Grade
12/14/2011

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Term
Geography
Definition
The study of the Earth’s surface and how people have used their environment and resources available to them.
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Migration
Definition
The movement of people from one place to another. Sometimes this is voluntary (they decide on their own) or involuntary (they are forced by other people or other reasons beyond their control).
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Cartography
Definition
The production of maps.
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Cartographer
Definition
A map maker.
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Culture
Definition
Everything a group of people does to survive. Their “blueprint for living”.
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Nationalism
Definition
The feeling of pride or devotion to one’s country, or the desire to have a country or a government.
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
When people look down at other cultures because they think their culture is better. Judging another culture according to your own standards.
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Genocide
Definition
An attempt to destroy an entire religious or ethnic group of people.
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Monotheism
Definition
The belief in one God.
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Polytheism
Definition
The belief in many Gods.
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Social mobility
Definition
The ability to move up or down in a social class system.
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Barter
Definition
Goods and services are exchanged without using money.
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Self-Sufficiency
Definition
Producing everything for yourself.
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Diversity
Definition
Differences between peoples’ cultures.
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Scarcity
Definition
A lack or a shortage of something.
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Racism
Definition
The belief that one group is born superior to another. When people judge and hate based on color, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.
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