write and learn definitions of at least 50 important word given in your social
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Absolute Advantage – exists in the production of a good when one country can produce
a good more efficiently than another country.
Absolute Location – the exact position on the globe using addresses, grid coordinates,
or the imaginary lines of longitude and latitude
Acid rain – a type of polluted rain, produced when acids from smokestacks combine
with water vapor that can harm lakes, forests, and human health
Adapt – to change or tailor something to fit, humans change their environment or their
way of doing something to fit their current needs or goals.
Advertising – information provided to encourage the purchase or use of a good, service
or idea by emphasizing its positive qualities.
Affirmative Action – efforts to recruit or hire members of underrepresented groups,
such as women and minorities.
Allegiance – devotion or loyalty.
Allocation – the process of choosing which needs will be satisfied and how much of our
resources we will use to satisfy them.
Alternative Courses of Action – the other choice that could have been made which are
inherent in every decision.
Altitude - the height of a thing above sea level or above the earth's surface.
Amendment (to the U.S. Constitution) – changes in, or additions to, a constitution.
Proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress or at the request of two-thirds
of the state legislatures. Ratified by approval of three-fourths of the states.
American Influence on Foreign Countries – as the most powerful nation and economy
in the world the United States affects the cultures, economies, and politics of nations
worldwide. When other nations seek access to and become part of the lucrative U.S.
market their own economies, cultures and politics are affected by American culture and
values.
Bigotry – intolerance and prejudice; obstinate and unreasoning attachment to one's own
belief and opinions, with narrow-minded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them
Biography – a narrative account of a person’s life.
Bill of Rights – first ten amendments to the Constitution ratified in 1791, these
amendments limit governmental power and protect basic rights and liberties of
individuals.
Biome – a major regional or global biotic community, such as a grassland or desert,
characterized chiefly by the dominant forms of plant life and prevailing climate.
Bipartisan - supported by members of two parties, especially two major political parties
Boundary – the limit or extent within which a system exists or functions, including a
social group, at state, or physical feature.
Branches of Government – established in the U.S. Constitution to divide the power of
government between legislative, executive and judicial branches
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) – Supreme Court case that declared
that “separate-but-equal” educational facilities are inherently unequal and therefore a
violation of equal protection of the law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.