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Geography vocab 7-10

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  • managing relationships through negotiations
    diplomacy
  • group of people who have power to make/enforce laws
    government
  • what a country is good at production
    comparitive advantage
  • list of rules for proper treatment of wounded soldiers, prisoners and/or civilians
    Geneva convention
  • legal process to become a citizen
    Naturalization
  • country w/ less productive economy & low standard of living
    developed
  • actions of government are restricted
    limited government
  • government in which all the power is in the hands of one person
    Authoritarian
  • list of events in the order in which they occured
    chronology
  • country with a strong economy and high standard of living
    developed country
  • latin o US coins " Out of many one"
    E Pluribus Unum
  • economic growth of living standards
    development
  • exchange of goods/services
    trade
  • scientific study of past cultures through artifacts (man)
    Anthroplogy
  • calendar based on a 365-666 days set up by Catholic church
    Gregorian
  • type of government were citizens have the power
    democracy
  • total value of goods/services produced in a year
    Gross Domestic Product
  • legal member of a country
    citizen
  • cartoon drawn by Ben Franklin in 1754 to convince British citizens to fight together against the french
    join or die
  • government where power is in the hands of a few
    oligarchy
  • no restriction on actions of the government
    unlimited government
  • latin for "In the year of our lord"
    Anno Domini
  • information that comes directly from a person who experienced the event
    primary source
  • list of basic rights that should be protected
    UN Declaration of human rights
  • type of government ruled by a king or queen
    monarchy
  • an amount of goods/services produced with limited resources
    productivity
  • time before the invention or writing
    prehistory
  • removal of trade barriers
    Free trade
  • home
    domestic
  • a set of basic rules or laws
    constitution
  • an object made by a human , like a tool or a weapon
    artifact
  • provides loan projects aimed at promoting economic development
    world bank
  • largest international organization in the world
    united nations
  • region that shares a common government
    state
  • First 10 Amendments to the US Constitution
    Bill of Rights
  • Tax on imports
    tariff
  • power that is divided between a central, regional and local government
    Federal system
  • study of humankind, especially culture
    archaeology
  • information about an event from someone not at the event
    secondary source
  • they fight disease especially among he poorest countries in the world
    World Health Organization